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Sketches Of Frank Gehry (DVD, 2007)

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This DVD features the celebrated architecture documentary Sketches Of Frank Gehry, directed by Sydney Pollack. The film explores the life and work of renowned architect Frank Gehry, showcasing his greatest works and exploring his unique creative process. With a range of special features including retrospective interviews, widescreen format, Q&A with Frank Gehry and Sydney Pollack, and video studies of Gehry's buildings, this DVD is a must-have for architecture enthusiasts and fans of documentary filmmaking. The DVD is in PAL format, housed in a tall/DVD case, with a run time of 81 minutes and a certificate rating of 12A/12.

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Oscar winning director Sydney Pollack takes a sharp sideways turn with SKETCHES OF FRANK GEHRY, a documentary about the noted architect. Usually known for making grandiose productions such as THE FIRM and OUT OF AFRICA, Pollock adds a genuine curio to his filmmaking resume with this movie. Although the two men have been friends for years, Pollock thankfully bypasses the opportunity to pay a fawning tribute to Gehry, instead presenting a well-balanced portrait that offers both positive and negative commentators the chance to etch their thoughts into celluloid. But it quickly becomes clear that the biggest naysayer of all is Gehry himself, who is painted as a highly self-critical man, clearly ill-at-ease with fame and his own achievements. Pollock offers some screen time to Gehry's magnificent creations, but not as much as a less experienced director might have done, instead choosing to focus on the man himself. People such as Gehry's therapist, Milton Wexler, and garrulous artist/director Julian Schnabel (BASQUIAT) offer their thoughts, but the real magic occurs when Pollock and Gehry are on screen together. The series of interviews between the two men have the kind of relaxed atmosphere that could only exist after years of friendship, and Gehry comes across as an astonishingly normal and likeable fellow who keeps his ego firmly in check. Shooting mostly with hand-held digital-video cameras also brings a nice intimacy to the proceedings, creating a warm testimony to a great artist who has somehow managed to keep his integrity intact despite the ruthless nature of the industry in which he works.

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ProducerSydney Pollack, Ultan Guilfoyl

EAN5021866356303

eBay Product ID (ePID)61590964

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleSketches of Frank Gehry

DirectorSydney Pollack

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies

Run Time81 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Number of Discs1

ComposerClaes Nystrom, Jonas Sorman

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - A seductive documentary....All brash, eye-catching, a tad vain, and attractively neurotic, Sight and Sound - The film is at its most revealing when showing Gehry's operation at work...

FeaturedJulian Schnabel, Bob Geldof, Frank Gehry, Dennis Hopper

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleSketches Of Frank Gehry

Director of PhotographyMarcus Birsel, Claudio Rocha, George Tiffen

Consumer AdviceContains one use of strong language