Narrated by his dear friend, the late Valentine Lawford, the film is a study of the artist's work constantly punctuated by his personal recollections.
The portraits of the society of the 30s, the travel photographs, the fashion and interior shots made for Vogue, House and Garden, Vanity Fair e Architectural Digest, are works that constitute a true photographic treasure.
In a 1986 interview at his home in Oyster Bay, Horst is wittily anecdotal and contemptuously critical of the worlds of art, fashion, and politics.
Throughout his career, Horst incorporated images of classical sculpture, painting and architecture into his photographic work.
These influences manifested themselves in the architectural style of his photographs and made him the legend we know today: one of the greatest masters of twentieth-century photography.
Thanks Checkerboard Film Foundation, New York courtesy of the film.
