SUMMARY
Alina Marazzi's film 'The Girl with the Leica,' premiering at the Venice Film Festival, explores the life of photographer Gerda Taro. Taro and her partner André Friedmann adopted the pseudonym Robert Capa for their work during the Spanish Civil War, believing it would improve sales and assignments. After Taro's death in 1937, much of her photography remained credited to Friedmann under the Capa name for 70 years. The issue of uncredited work was only rectified in 2007 when misplaced negatives surfaced, allowing historians to attribute images to the correct photographer.
TAKEAWAYS
The film 'The Girl with the Leica' focuses on photographer Gerda Taro.
Taro and André Friedmann used the pseudonym 'Robert Capa' for their work.
Much of Taro's photography was misattributed to Capa for 70 years after her death.
Misplaced negatives discovered in 2007 helped historians reattribute her work.