This documentary is a treasure trove of modernist architectural eye candy, like a Taschen coffee table book come to life....
This documentary is a treasure trove of modernist architectural eye candy, like a Taschen coffee table book come to life. Visual Acoustics is a coinage of photographer Julius Shulman, and the film is a celebration of his decades of work shooting architecture. Shulman was so intimately connected and concerned with promoting the homes created by the great American modernists (Wright, Gehry, Neutra et al.) that the film doubles as a celebration of that entire era, one which he was arguably pivotal in defining. Narrated by Dustin Hoffman. (Source: NZ International Film Festival)
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"It’s about lovely photographs of graceful buildings and those who can afford the real estate. But it does pay proper respect to a deserving artist."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Nominally about the life and career of landmark Southern California architectural photographer Julius Shulman, but it's more about the buildings he photographed than it is about him. Which is probably the way he'd like it."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A really terrific, intensely focused documentary on a fascinating personality."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterVisual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman | Details
- Runtime
- 83
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- USA
