Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (2007)

2007-05-191h 23m

An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojournalist, war reporter, and pop culture chronicler.

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