If Robert Bresson had been a Marxist, he might have made something like this meticulous, ecstatic historical reconstruction of an 1835 murder case in rural Normandy.

NEWYORKER: (director: Ren�� Allio; 2008)

Robert Bresson must be chortling in his grave.

NEWYORKER: Hadewijch

Magnum Photos was brought to life in the aftermath of World War II by photographers Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David "Chim" Seymour, each of whom was well acquainted with covering a changing world, where borders and allegiances were shifting as players set themselves for what was to become the Cold War.

BBC: Revolution through the lenses of Magnum photographers