Frank Gehry: The Formative Years (1988)

Frank Gehry: The Formative Years

1988

Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Michael Blackwood

Cast

Billy Al Bengston as Himself

Ed Moses as Himself

Frank Gehry as Himself

Kenneth Frampton as Himself

Kurt Forster as Himself

Milton Wexler as Himself

Ron Davis as Himself

Ron Soskolne as Himself