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Title Eero Saarinen : the architect who saw the future / a co-production of Peter Rosen Productions, Inc., Thirteen's American masters for WNET, and Detroit Public Television in association with YLE ; produced and directed by Peter Rosen.

Publication Info. [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
[Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2017]
©2017

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  DVD 720.973 EERO    Check Shelf
Edition Extended director's cut.
Description 1 videodisc (approximately 68 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda
NTSC rda
video file DVD video region 1 rda
Television program
System Details DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen; 5.1 surround.
Note Title from container.
Performer Host, Peter Rosen ; voice of Eero Saarinen, Peter Franzén ; voice of Aline Saarinen, Blythe Danner.
Credits Director of photography/co-producer, Eric Saarinen ; music, Moby ; editors, Kris Liem, Adam Zucker.
Note Originally broadcast in 2016 as an episode of the PBS television series: American masters.
Audience TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-G.
Summary Explore the life of Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, whose visionary buildings include St. Louis's Gateway Arch and the General Motors Technical Center in Michigan. Travel with his son as he showcases the architect's body of timeless work, which continues to inspire amongst renewed interest in 20th century architects and artists who exploded the constraints of the past to create a robust and daring American aesthetic. Includes ultra high-definition drone footage, rare archival interviews, and new interviews with architects Kevin Roche, César Pelli, Rafael Viñoly, and Robert A.M. Stern, as well as other notable figures.
Note Special features: First Christ Church scout; MIT Chapel construction; Chapel description; CBS building story.
Language Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Subject Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961.
Architects -- United States -- Biography.
Finnish Americans -- Biography.
Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961. (OCoLC)fst00005086
Architects. (OCoLC)fst00813114
Finnish Americans. (OCoLC)fst00924936
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biographical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Biographical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726117
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Documentary television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710387
Nonfiction television programs. (OCoLC)fst01710270
Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
Added Author Rosen, Peter, 1943- television producer, television director, host.
Franzén, Peter, voice actor.
Danner, Blythe, voice actor.
Saarinen, Eric, television producer, director of photography.
Moby, composer (expression)
Peter Rosen Productions, production company.
Thirteen Productions, production company.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), production company.
Detroit Public Television, production company.
Yleisradio Oy, production company.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster, publisher.
PBS Distribution (Firm), film distributor.
Added Title Architect who saw the future
Contained in (work) : American masters (Television program)
Standard No. 841887029346
00841887029346 gtin-14
ISBN 9781627897969
1627897968
Music No. AMM62908 PBS
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