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Architect Frank O. Gehry's signature style of sleek curves and modern angles is explored in this intimate documentary by Sydney Pollack. Pollack starts with Gehry's original sketches and follows their...( read more 
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MCT:February 10, 2008I met Sydney Pollack when he came to New Orleans to introduce and discuss this film. I actually worked at the mall where the cinema was, and I couldn't work up the nerve to say anything at the screening, but the next morning he came into my workplace and I got a tete-a-tete with someone who was very much an academic guide for film theory and history on top of being a brilliant director (with great taste in what colors to wear).
Anyways, this film. Yes. If you don't know Frank Gehry, just think of the oddest building you've ever seen and chances are it is or is derivative of Frank Gehry. For a reference point, Gehry did Bilbao Guggenheim and Seattle's Experience Music Project. Pollack and Gehry have long been friends, and the documentary was filmed as an independent project of Pollack's over the course of a few years and many meetings with his friend Gehry. The two talk of art, design, inspiration, and everyday stuff. Gehry explains his process as an architect. Pollack captures some stunning shots of Gehry's work for just using a handheld diigital. If you like to see a brilliant (and some will say odd) artist revealing the guts and marrow of his profession, this is the film for you. -
MCT:July 11, 2007Oh dear. Would could have been a fascinating insight into architectural design turns out to be a load of sentimental hero-worshipping clap-trap! A slide-show would have taught me more about Frank Gehry's work!
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MCT:July 7, 2007
Really illuminates and humanises one of the most incredible architects living today. Plus it goes into WHY his buildings are so affecting.
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MCT:July 5, 2007We own this and I can't wait to see it, though I'm not particularly looking forward to more of Dennis Hopper's trademark smug "My 1960's enlightenment makes me so wise" commentary, but I think I'll get through.
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MCT:July 4, 2007Dentro de la arquitectura, Frank Gehry es uno de los personajes mas importantes. Su estilo es unico, y ha marcado una tendencia tan particular que no es sorpresa, que, como es elogiado tambien ha sido atacado.
El documental, realizado por su amigo Sydney Pollack, es sumamente interesante y fascinante desde un punto de vista artistico. Lo mas impactante son las maravillosas construcciones. (en especial el museo Guggenheim en Bilbao, que representa su obra cumbre) -
MCT:June 8, 2007An interesting look at both Gehry and Pollack. Forces you to look at architecture in a wonderful way.
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MCT:May 16, 2007
Early on, director Sydney Pollack wonders why renowned and revolutionary architect Frank Gehry chose him to direct a documentary about Gehry and his work. "It's not just that I didn't know anything about making documentaries. I didn't even know anything about architecture," Pollack opines. Turns out that's fine, because this is less a documentary about architecture (for that, check out 2005's splendid 'My Architect') as it is a dissection of the singular mind of Mr. Gehry and how it operates when engulfed in the world of his art. Whether acting out as a closeted egomaniac or as his own worst critic, Gehry fascinates... and, unless you're in the small minority who claim his work is ugly and suffocating... God, those buildings are beautiful!
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MCT:July 21, 2006
Could be interesting, but my fave critics said it was just a bunch of rich talking heads who acted like they were detached from the real world, how interesting can that be?
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MCT:June 30, 2006
The architecture is fascinating. There were some slow moments and some frustrating interview, but if you're interested in understanding the inspiration behind modern architecture, it's a good place to start.
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