Visual Acoustics (2008) on Netflix
NR20081h 23mDocumentary
Julius Shulman spent decades photographing modern architecture. His images of Southern California's modernist buildings helped define the style for the general public.
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Plot summary
Julius Shulman was widely regarded as the most prominent architectural photographer of the twentieth century. Over a career that began in the 1930s, he photographed buildings by many leading modern architects, among them Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. His photographs frequently included human models and dramatic landscapes, blending nature with contemporary design. This approach helped define Southern California modernism and introduced its buildings to a broad public. Among his best-known images is the photograph of Case Study House 22, a key work of the Modernist movement. Shulman continued working until his death at age ninety-eight. The film presents a lively portrait of a magnetic personality whose camera shaped how the world sees modern architecture.
Cast
- Frances Andertonas Herself
- Frank Gehryas Himself (as Frank O. Gehry)
- Ray Kappeas Himself
- Craig Krullas Himself
- Barbara Lamprechtas Herself
- Ricardo Legorretaas Himself
- Leo Marmolas Himself
- Judy McKeeas Herself
- Raymond Richard Neutraas Himself
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Visual Acoustics (2008)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Shulman's famous photo of Case Study House #22 is among the most recognized and widely circulated pictures of Modernist architecture.
- Shulman's photography helped shape the careers of 20th-century architects Richard Neutra, John Lautner and the Case Study Architects.
- Shulman's eye for one-point perspective was a considerable influence on Stanley Kubrick's films from Paths of Glory onward.
