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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 55 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Cody Calahanm. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Brad Pitt. |
| Summary |
There are great buildings and there are great restorations. Sometimes, both come together. Unity Temple: Frank Lloyd Wright's Modern Masterpiece, is an homage to America's most renowned architect. The 55-minute film by Lauren Levine follows the challenging $25 million restoration and revival of Wright's first public commission and the painstaking efforts to bring the 100-year-old building back to its original beauty. Wildly experimental for its time, Unity Temple is also widely considered his most significant work and a vastly influential forebear of the modern architecture movement. Wright said, "Unity Temple makes an entirely new architecture-and is the first expression of it. That is my contribution to modern architecture." Unity Temple was recently named as part of the UNESCO World Heritage site "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright." The documentary is anchored by interviews with the dedicated team of historians, craftspeople, artisans, and members of the Unitarian congregation who share their passion for Wright and for historical preservation. Five years in the making, the film reveals the history of one of Wright's most innovative buildings that merged his love of architecture with his own spiritual values. The film intersperses the architect's philosophies with quotes narrated by Oscar and Emmy award-winning actor Brad Pitt. |
| Audience |
Rated PG-13. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Unity Temple (Oak Park, Ill.)
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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
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Church buildings -- Illinois -- Oak Park.
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Architecture -- Illinois -- Oak Park.
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Oak Park (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Levine, Lauren, screenwriter, film producer, film director.
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Pitt, Brad, 1963- narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT16386646 |
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