''Sketches of Frank Gehry'' is a 2006 American

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directed by

Sydney Pollack Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. Over his forty year career he received numerous accolades ...

and produced by Ultan Guilfoyle, about the life and work of the Canadian-American

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Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry ( ; ; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions. Gehry rose to prominence in th ...

. The film was screened out of competition at the

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. Pollack and Gehry had been friends and mutual admirers for years. The film features footage of various Gehry-designed buildings, including Anaheim Ice (the training rink of the

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), the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. It was the final film to be directed by

before his death in 2008. The film includes interviews with other noted figures, including: * Charles Arnoldi *

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* Hal Foster *

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* Dennis Hopper * Charles Jencks *

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* Thomas Krens (former director of the

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) * Herbert Muschamp * Michael Ovitz *

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* Edward Ruscha *

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* Dr Milton Wexler (Gehry's therapist) The film also discusses work on Gehry's own residence, which was one of the first works that brought him to notoriety.

References

External links

''American Masters'' (PBS documentary series), page on ''Sketches of Frank Gehry''

''New York Times'' Cast, Crew, Director and Awards page on ''Sketches of Frank Gehry''

Architecture Week 2007 RIBA Q&A session with Frank Gehry and Sydney Pollack about 'Sketches of Frank Gehry' (video)
* Documentary films about architecture 2006 films Sony Pictures Classics films Films directed by Sydney Pollack American Masters films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films English-language documentary films {{bio-documentary-film-stub