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'Sketches of Frank Gehry' captures the architect's importance
by Catherine Fox

America's reigning architect, Frank Gehry, makes sculptural buildings that shimmy, swoop and crumple, but ultimately cohere into elegant icons such as the Guggenheim Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. "Sketches of Frank Gehry" is as fascinating and faceted as its subject. Sydney Pollack's first feature-length documentary is a multi-layered film: a portrait of the man, a paean to his architecture, a peek into his creative process. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
A documentary look at the life and work of Frank Gehry, an architect who has achieved both critical acclaim and popular recognition. Gehry's designs, which begin with his freehand sketches, often blur the line between art and architecture and present unpredictable interiors.

FILM FACTS ...

Sony Pictures Classics

'Sketches of Frank Gehry'

Director: Sidney Pollack
Cast: Frank Gehry
Run time: 90 minutes
Release date: May 12, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A-
"Despite abundant interviews with friends, clients, curators, a detractor, even the architect's shrink, the film is presented as a conversation between Gehry and the director, who are longtime friends."

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Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"... a meandering conversation between two old friends — friends who just happen to be enormous creative talents."