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Sketches of Frank Gehry is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Sydney Pollack and produced by Ultan Guilfoyle, about the life and work of the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. The film was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. [1]
Sep 27, 2006 · Sketches of Frank Gehry: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Charles Arnoldi, Barry Diller, Michael Eisner, Rolf Fehlbaum. A look at the life and work of the renown architect.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Sydney Pollack
- 2006-09-27
Jun 8, 2006 · Sydney Pollack sketches architect Frank Gehry with a video camera. From the room he occupied for years in the old Cliff Dwellers' Club atop Orchestra Hall, Louis Sullivan could have looked out his window and seen, with the aid of a time machine, Frank Gehry's Pritzker Pavilion band shell in Millennium Park.
Sep 20, 2006 · A film by Sydney Pollack that explores the architectural process of Frank Gehry, from his original sketches to his finished buildings. Learn how Gehry transforms his abstract drawings into sculptural structures that are both functional and artistic, such as the Gehry Residence and the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
- Gehry Residence, Santa Monica, Calif., United States. Where it all began. Gehry’s deconstructivist experiment in the leafy suburbs of Santa Monica epitomized the architect’s desire to upend conventions and utilize materials in unexpected ways, even within a traditional domestic context.
- Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain. The scribble that came to form Gehry’s seminal project — and one of the most iconic works of the 20th Century — echoes the finished building’s sinuous silhouette with an amazing degree of accuracy.
- Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, Calif., United States. Perhaps one of the earliest illustrations of Gehry’s signature style came in 1991, as he conceived a new cultural venue for downtown Los Angeles with a series of sail-like gestures reminiscent of a glittering galleon.
- 8 Spruce Street / New York By Gehry, New York, United States. On the opposite coast, Gehry translated his now famous brand of curvilinear architecture to the vertical, designing a luxury condominium for downtown Manhattan unlike any other skyscraper in the Big Apple.
Who is Frank Gehry, and what makes the rule-breaking architect tick? That's what filmmaker -- and friend of Gehry -- Sydney Pollack aims to find out in this documentary.
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- Documentary
- PG-13
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SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY is an intimate portrait of the most acclaimed and controversial architect in modern history, directed by his longtime friend and supporter Sydney Pollack.
