: Sketches of Frank Gehry
Director: Sydney Pollack
Wow, this is what a documentary is supposed to be like! Pollack’s a personal friend of architect Gehry and we get amazing insight into what makes the man tick. My favorite parts were the scenes when we watch Gehry working on architectural models, playing with paper shapes and adjusting things to some unknown inner censor that tells him if it works or doesn’t. To see a sketch turn into a model and then come to life as a building is awe-inspiring. Gehry’s sketches are startling vague line scribbles that look nothing like a building… until you compare the sketch to the three-dimensional building and somehow it matches. Really weird! But what really makes this a great documentary is that there’s impressive perception in interviews with other architects, artists, and Gehry fans. This isn’t a puff piece or mere video recording of history, but an analysis of the creative spirit. We learn a lot about Frank Gehry, but also a lot about ourselves. Terrific film. Highly recommended.
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