Frank Lloyd Wright

Synopsis

Uses interviews and archival footage to tell the story of Frank Lloyd Wright, whose architectural achievements were often overshadowed by his melodramatic lifestyle. Among the building featured are the Prairie houses, the Johnson’s Wax Building in Racine, Wisconsin; the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo; Fallingwater in Bear Run, Pennslyvania; the usonian houses; Taliesin, Wirght’s estate in Wisconsin’ and Taliesin West in Arizona, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Participants include Philip Johnson, Robert A M Stern, Maya Lin, Brendan Gill, Paul Goldberger, Edgar Tafel and Meryl Secrest.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Year of production

1997

Subjects

Architecture

Keywords

biographies; Wright, Frank Lloyd

Credits

Director

Ken Burns; Lynn Novick

Producer

Ken Burns; Lynn Novick; Peter Miller; Shola Lynch

Writer

Geoffrey C Ward

Cast

Edward Herrmann
Julie Harris
Philip Bosco
Sab Shimono

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£16.25

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

146 minutes

Year

2017

Production Company

Name

Florentine Films

Name

Washington, DC

Publisher

Name

PBS

Web

http://www.pbs.org External site opens in new window

Distributor

Name

Canny Store

Web

https://cannystore.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01789 207440

Address

The Mansley Centre
Timothy’s Bridge Road
Stratford upon Avon
CV37 9NQ

 

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