Completed by lautner in 1963 for helen and paul sheats, the house was bought by goldstein in 1972, and from 1979 up until lautners death in 1994. The new documentary film explores the work of the visionary modernist architect, john lautner 19111994 and proceeds will benefit design onscreen. An international tour for between earth and heaven. Lautner received his bachelor of science degree from northern michigan university and later apprenticed with frank lloyd wright at. Infinite space film debuts in vancouver the john lautner. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Architect john lautner was once quoted as stating that the purpose of architecture is to create timeless, free, joyous spaces for all activities in life, and in this documentary, filmmaker. John lautners goldstein house gifted to lacma by its. In diamonds are forever 1971, james bond did battle with bikiniclad guards bambi and thumper in lautners elrod house 1968, a dramatic, circular concrete structure built into, around, and incorporating the jagged rocks of a palm springs cliff. Infinite space the architecture of john lautner2008. It is the story of brilliance and of a complicated life and the most sensual architecture of the 20th century. The life and work of donald wexler william krisel, architect 2disc set desert utopia. John lautner monograph edited by peter gossel, the 2008 between earth and heaven. Lautner rizzoli, and a 2008 exhibit at the hammer museum curated by architect frank escher. Lautner practiced primarily in california, and the majority of his works were residential.
The lautner offers 4 luxury vacation rental living units by architect john lautner, the park is our 10,000 sq. The exact program times will be posted september 12 on the film festival site. This film traces the lifelong quest of visionary architect john lautner. Since its 2008 world premiere at las hammer museum, infinite space the architecture of john. John lautner designed over 200 architectural projects during his. The film will also be shown soon in rotterdam, but the date and time is not yet set. By betsy speicher originally written october 14, 1994 i can always recognize a building by john lautner, architect, not because it looks like any other lautner building, but because it looks like nothing that has ever stood before on the face of the earth. Architecture fall 2007 lecture series october 10, 2007 at the warehouse. John lautners sixty years in architecture comprise one of the great unexamined careers of the twentieth century. In 2009, lautner was the subject of a documentary feature film direct by murray grigor, infinite space.
Hollywood architect drew nature into designs an artist with an idyllic childhood might be as rare as a house with walls made of air, but both play a. Infinite space dvd lautner foundation store online. Designed for everyone interested in human creativity and the innovative process of creating architecture. With sean connery, karol lautner peterson, frank gehry, julia strickland. See more ideas about john lautner, architecture and modern architecture. Scottish filmmaker grigors excellent reevaluative documentary about the work and legacy of maverick architect john lautner. Infinite space is a 2009 science fiction roleplaying video game with space simulation and realtime tactical roleplaying elements, developed by nude maker and platinumgames and published by sega for the nintendo ds. The architecture of john lautner movie poster 11 x 17 german style a featuring sean connery,karol lautner peterson,frank o. In the second postwar period the design intuition, the artistic sensitivity and strong creativity have made john lautners experience 19111994 one of the most stimulating in the. The architecture of john lautner 2008 this film traces the lifelong quest of visionary architect john lautner to create architecture that has no beginning and no end.
John lautner and real architecture the objective standard. Xmas meier takes us, during the christmas season, in the heart of a. If you choose to rent, its available for 24 hours and if you buy, its available indefinitely in your cinemanows digital library. Born in 1911, lautner apprenticed to frank lloyd wright before establishing his own office in hollywood in 1939. Kelly lynch born january 31, 1959 is an american actress. Infinite space the architecture of john lautner2008 youtube. Lautner was born in 1911 and raised in marquette, michigan. His houses, many perched on hillsides with sweeping glass walls overlooking the valley below, are icons of the drama and exuberance of the best of southern california architecture.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. What are the release dates for infinite space the architecture of john lautner 2008. Rooted in a personal design philosophy that is the imaginative extension of the organic architectural theories of frank lloyd wright he was one of wrights first apprentices, his exuberant designs and broad spectrum of approaches epitomize the landscape of. The architecture of john lautner featurelength documentary about the visionary midcentury architect. Lautner apprenticed with frank lloyd wright before he opened his own practice in the late 1930s. They have a huge selection of movies around 1,200 but most of it arent new hollywood movies. Following an apprenticeship in the mid1930s with frank lloyd wright, lautner opened his own practice in 1938, where he worked for the remainder of his career. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing infinite space. This time last year we published our 30 architecture docs to watch in. Infinite space, a new documentary feature film, traces the lifelong quest of visionary genius john lautner to create architecture that has no beginning and no end.
John lautner, faia 19111994 john lautner was one of the most important american architects of the twentieth century, and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. See more ideas about john lautner, architecture design and architecture. Nice documentary on one of americas greatest architects. The architecture of john lautner 2008 release info. Lautner lament string quartet by elliott goldkind from the album infinite space. A series of short films were also produced by anime studios gonzo and production i.
It is the story of brilliance and of a complicated life and. The architecture of john lautner edited by nicholas. Architecture projects from john lautner, an architecture office firm centered around. The architecture of john lautner 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The architecture of john lautner will screen at the vancouver international film festival on october 2 and 4, 2009. Infinite space, a documentary feature film, traces the lifelong quest of visionary genius john lautner to create architecture that has no beginning and no end. Once a model for the elite modeling agency, lynch appeared in the film drugstore cowboy which starred matt dillon, and the film road house which starred patrick swayze. This film traces the lifelong quest of visionary architect john lautner to create architecture. Unanswered questions why barbara spear webster given a in memory of on murder she wrote. John edward lautner 16 july 1911 24 october 1994 was an american architect. In a series of essays published in the architectural record, wright was one of the. His career spanned fiftyfive years and left an indelible mark on the built environment of southern california.