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"FacebookPinterest\n\n Momentous is what you could call Schapiro's new exhibit which got underway last week at the A. galerie in Paris's 16th. It chronicles Schapiro's time spent as special photographer for both The Godfather and Taxi Driver, a role that granted Schapiro access to scenes on set for both films and the freedom to shoot whoever and however he wanted\u2014moments he captured and which all of us know as some of the iconic images of our age.\n\nThe consigliere whispering into Brando's (Don Corleone) ear, De Niro practicing his firing stance as Travis Bickle. You've seen the images. You know the films. And everyone's there. Jodie Foster, Pacino, De Niro, Scorsese, Coppola. What's a bit different this time is the timing. It might be De Niro staring ahead seconds before \"Action!\" or Pacino patiently\n\n rehearsing his lines before someone kisses the ring.\n\nFacebookPinterestaba Makeup Room Brando-Pac-Cop-490.jpg\n\n Some of these photos rank up there on the recognition factor with the Liston knockout by Muhammed Ali or Bobby Kennedy sleeves-up working the crowd. Subjects Schapiro too covered when he was working for Life, Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and Rolling Stone among others.\n\n If anything, the history of these shots takes away from their beauty. You're so caught up in trying to picture the scene or remember the line; you forget why Schapiro was hired in the first place by Paramount. He takes a great shot.\n\n And talking with him at the opening with the photos on the wall behind him, one can't help but ask the #1 lazy journalist question of all time: \"What was it like?\"\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n \"Well, everyone kind of knew Godfather would be pretty big. It's not like it came out of nowhere. The book had sold a lot because Paramount had been hiring secretaries all over New York to buy a copy during their lunch break,\" said Schapiro. \"Plus you had the studio not wanting to deal with Brando who they thought was trouble, but who Coppola insisted they cast, which made for good press. I was happy to be hired.\"\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n Schapiro's photos work because the guy can tell a story (despite the lazy question.) Notice he didn't say, \"it was cool,\" or \"you should have been there\". He knows moments are made in the details, the same way he catches Scorsese watching De Niro watching the camera. The same way he nails Brando smiling into the void during make-up listening to Coppola brief him about the script, a young Pacino pacing in between them hands in pockets. These are the moments behind the film that made the moment what it was.\n\n\"You talkin' to me?\" runs through May 14th at A. Galerie.\n\n Steve Schapiro has two books, The Godfather and Taxi Driver, published by Taschen. He's also working with Taschen on another book featuring images taken from the set of Chinatown."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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