Frank Lloyd Wright [videorecording] / a Florentine Films production ; a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick ; written by Geoffrey C. Ward ; produced by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Peter Miller ; produced in association with WETA-TV, Washington.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmPublisher number: 88585 | PBSPublication details: [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video ; Hollywood, Calif. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, [2004]Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1415702500
  • 9781415702505
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • DVD NA 737.W7 F72 1998
Contents:
The fellowship -- Hosanna! A client! -- Just build me an office building -- I can't get them out fast enough -- I am immortal.
Production credits:
  • Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns ; editor, Tricia Reidy.
Narrator, Edward Herrmann; voices: Philip Bosco, Julie Harris, Sab Shimono.Summary: Uses interviews and archival footage to tell the story of the melodramatic life and stunning architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Discusses some of the 800+ buildings designed by Wright, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, Fallingwater, Unity Temple, and Taliesin. Examines how Wright's buildings and ideas changed the way we live, work, and see the world around us. Documents the turbulence of Wright's personal life, including his three marriages, financial troubles, and many scandals.
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DVD Storms Research Center DVD Collection DVD NA 737.W7 F72 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98640365

DVD.

Closed-captioned.

Narrator, Edward Herrmann; voices: Philip Bosco, Julie Harris, Sab Shimono.

Cinematography, Buddy Squires, Ken Burns ; editor, Tricia Reidy.

Originally broadcast on PBS in 1998.

Full screen presentation; Dolby surround stereo.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Uses interviews and archival footage to tell the story of the melodramatic life and stunning architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. Discusses some of the 800+ buildings designed by Wright, including the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, Fallingwater, Unity Temple, and Taliesin. Examines how Wright's buildings and ideas changed the way we live, work, and see the world around us. Documents the turbulence of Wright's personal life, including his three marriages, financial troubles, and many scandals.

Special features include: Ken Burns : making history; A conversation with Ken Burns; Charlie Rose interview with producers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.

The fellowship -- Hosanna! A client! -- Just build me an office building -- I can't get them out fast enough -- I am immortal.

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