« Trait d'Union », an Exhibition of stars at the Studio Harcourt until April 30th 2018

Synonymous with a matchless photographic experience for stars in the spotlight, Studio Harcourt has been taking portraits for 80 years. Awarded a living heritage label, « Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant », for its unique expertise, Studio Harcourt reaches back to the roots of black-and-white cinema for its inspiration. The angles used have the special quality of getting close to the subject, who is immortalised by the occasion at his or her best, with a 3/4 shot, a low-angle shot, or backlit with projectors on a grey-black background.

Studio Harcourt, where it’s never too late to shine

The capital’s most-celebrated studio sees actors, writers, politicians and all of high society come through its doors for photo sessions. Clients are first made-up then photographed with tight angles. This temple of images has been brought up to date and now houses a boutique, a restaurant, stewarded by the caterer Dalloyau, and photo studios.

Shot by leading professionals with the latest equipment, subjects always look their best. © DR

At Harcourt Studios, the walls bear testimony to visits from the stars of cinema. © DR

A Celebrity Go-Between

Entitled « Trait d'Union », the exhibition shows models who did not come to the studio unaccompanied. On the walls of the image temple, we find 60 shots assembling couples, duos, families and notables linked by singular histories. This is a never-before-seen collection, which has quickly made itself unmissable in Parisian date-diaries, because in France, you aren’t a star till you’ve have your photo taken by Harcourt...

At the Harcourt Studio, it all begins in the magnificent hall which adds to the magic of the moment. © DR