Frank Gehry: The Formative Years

1988 / 58 min. / color
Directed by Michael Blackwood

Narrated by the architect

Narrated by the architect himself, Frank Gehry: The Formative Years explores his long standing career and unique eye. The film looks at a number of Gehry’s projects from private homes to complex public institutions, all of which echo his experimental style and vision. Works such as The Norton House, The Aerospace Museum and Loyola Law School demonstrate Gehry’s eccentric and distinctive touch. The Formative Years is a survey of his beginnings when Gehry experimented with his own house in Santa Monica, giving him notoriety in the architecture scene.

Biography and significance of Frank Gehry on the Art Story.

Directed by
Michael Blackwood

Cast
Billy Al Bengston
Ron Davis
Kurt Forster
Kenneth Frampton
Frank Gehry
Thelma Gehry
Ed Moses
Ron Soskolne
Milton Wexler (Dr. Milton Wexler)

Produced by
Michael Blackwood … producer
Kelley Forsyth … associate producer
Wibke von Bonin … executive producer

Cinematography by
Christian Blackwood

Film Editing by
Joan Franklin

Production Management
Kate Blackwood … production assistant

Sound Department
Ed Ryba … sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Christopher Frymann … still photographer
Mead Hunt … still photographer
Mark Trottenberg … still photographer

Editorial Department
Alex Bartholomai … assistant editor
Goetz Rogge … assistant editor
Claudia von Bismarck … assistant editor

IMDB: www.imdb.com/title/tt1827415

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