
Ron Howard Frames Richard Avedon as a Maverick of Modern Portraiture
Ron Howard’s Cannes-debut documentary Avedon profiles Richard Avedon as a relentless, boundary-pushing photographer whose work fused fashion, portraiture, and social commentary, tracing his rise from Harper’s Bazaar to Vogue and The New Yorker, his iconic Dior backstage shots, and his morally candid approach to subjects, while balancing admiration with acknowledgment of his critics and personal struggles.

