America's Castles: Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright [VHS]
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Actor: America's CastlesEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 50 minutes
Release Date: 1998-04-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Studio: A&E Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of America's Castles: Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright [VHS]
Movie Review: skims the surface
Summary: 3 Stars
this tape is only for those with a very passing interest in wright's work. the ken burns version is FAR superior, giving us insight into his work through interviews with prominent architects (most notably phillip johnson), authors and critics.
in burns' biography, the camera lingers on the houses allowing us to inhabit the space as much as possible. the music which was so important to wright is also present. period footage and photographs also add depth and context.
the time spent examining wright's personal life (which some find distracting) is absolutely essential to understanding and fully appreciating his architecture. his life is an amazing story of tenacity, excess, vilification and vindication.
if you are already a fan of wright, pass on this. it will show you nothing new.
Summary of America's Castles: Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright [VHS]
From Fallingwater to the Guggenheim Museum, Frank Lloyd Wright created some of the most celebrated designs in history. But his development as an architect is best seen in the three homes he built for himself. Freed from the wishes and demands of any client, they are the purest expressions of the talents and theories of the greatest architect of the 20th century.America's Castles follows the evolution of Wright's style from the balanced simplicity of Oak Park (1891) to the destruction of the traditional boundaries between inside and outside space of Taliesin West (1937). Go inside Taliesin (1911) in Spring Green Wisconsin - off limits to the public - to see what many scholars feel is the most beautiful of all Wright's domestic designs. And learn of the turmoil and tragedy that marked Wright's private life - including the horrific axe murder in Taliesin!Originally broadcast as part of A&E's America's Castles series, this program celebrates and makes accessible the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright, hailed as this century's greatest architect. There is no more insightful window into the man than the three homes that Wright built for himself: his Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois; Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin, and Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona.
From floor to ceiling and room by room, this intimate guided tour charts the evolution of Wright's singular style that created "structures not on the land, but of the land" and "built not to be looked at, but lived in."
Exploring Wright's Home and Studio, for example, reveals "a treasure house of experimentation" that "is central to understanding his development." The original Taliesin is called "an autobiography in wood, brick, and stone."
The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright takes its cue from Wright, who in his designs endeavored to eliminate the insignificant (attics, he believed, were wasted space). Wright scholars place these homes in historical and biographical context. Not glossed over are some of the more scandalous and tragic events that marked Wright's life, from an adulterous affair that made headlines to the ax murder of his mistress at Taliesin.
This video is a must-own for architectural buffs, but even if you're just getting in on the ground floor and don't know your vestibule from your veranda, this program will make you feel right at home. --Donald Liebenson
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