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Limited Edition Blu-ray of award-winning film with a companion book by WILL PAICE.
VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, acclaimed as the world’s most influential architectural photographer. Shulman’s images embody the energy and optimism of Southern California in the second half of the 20th century and brought its iconic architecture to the attention of an international audience.
His photographs immortalise the work of the most prominent American modern architects from the 1930s until Shulman’s death in 2009, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Frank Gehry. This award-winning film narrated by Dustin Hoffman, as well as its unique companion book, are both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic visionary who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
Best known as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century, Julius Shulman was also a prolific author, enthusiastic naturalist, educator, preservationist, passionate campaigner and commentator on urban form. Shulman’s archive of over 260,000 vintage and modern prints, negatives, and transparencies are now housed at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, California.
THIS LIMITED EDITION CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
A FILM FOR LIVING IN
Will Paice and Eric Bricker discuss Julius Shulman and the making of Visual Acoustics.
PAICE ON SHULMAN
Will Paice examines Julius Shulman’s style and legacy.
DELETED SCENES
Nearly four minutes of deleted scenes from Visual Acoustics.
ORIGINAL TRAILER
ARCHIVE: LET’S RAP
In this archive edition of Los Angeles KTTV’s discussion show, Julius Shulman debates the impact of economic growth on the environment and community with Gilbert W. Ferguson.
GALLERIES
Shulman: Origins and Icons
Shulman in Color
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, acclaimed by many as “the world’s most influential architectural photographer.” Shulman’s images embody the energy and optimism of Southern California in the second half of the 20th century and brought its iconic architecture to the attention of an international audience. His photographs immortalise the work of the most prominent American modern architects from the 1930s until Shulman’s death in 2009, including Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Frank Gehry. This award-winning film is both a testament to the evolution of modern architecture and a joyful portrait of the magnetic visionary who chronicled it with his unforgettable images.
VISUAL ACOUSTICS won the Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Documentary at Palm Springs International Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Documentary at Austin Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at Lone Star International Film Festival, and Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Filmmaking at Newport Beach Film Festival.
The film screened with much acclaim at Los Angeles Film Festival (world premiere), Kimbell Art Museum, Festival International Du Film Sur L’Art, Harvard University, and at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. VISUAL ACOUSTICS was distributed by Arthouse Films in theatres across the U.S. from October 2009 through March 2010. The film is available in our online store and on iTunes and Amazon.
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