A ucla film school grad, eric is an accomplished cameraman who has worked on 15 feature films and numerous commercials. Explore the life of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961, whose visionary buildings include. Explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen. Explore the life of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961, whose visionary buildings include national historic landmarks such as st. Dec 20, 2016 on tuesday, december 27, american masters presents its season 30 finale, eero saarinen. Directed by peter rosen, with cinematography by eric saarinen, its an ambitious film that attempts more than its onehour running time can handle. Travel with his son, as he showcases the architect s body of timeless work, which continues to inspire amongst renewed interest in 20thcentury. Louis gateway arch and the general motors technical center in michigan. His parents were the famous architect eero saarinen and his first wife, sculptor lilian swann saarinen. Apr 02, 2017 we started the 2017 film night series with the screening of eero saarinen.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eero saarinen. On tuesday, december 27, american masters presents its season 30 finale, eero saarinen. Director peter rosen and director of photography, asc, eric saarinen, discuss their film. Louis gateway arch, the general motors technical center, the twa flight center at john f. Louis, the twa flight center at jfk airport, the main terminal at dulles airport, numerous buildings for iconic us corporations, and. Eero s son eric saarinen, who is an accomplished cinematographer himself, and director of photography in this film, narrates part of the doc, often appearing in it as he photographs some of the brilliant works of his father, and explains some of the history behind them. The exhibition was accompanied by the book eero saarinen. Eric is on camera being interviewed about his father as well as behind the lens. The architect who saw the future is a coproduction of peter rosen productions, inc. Louis iconic gateway arch and the general motors technical center, saarinen also. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist. The architect who saw the future will air tuesday, december 27 th on pbs and will be available on dvd january 3 rd, 2017. The architect who saw the future dvd,explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose visionary buildings include st.
Eero was the son of the noted architect eliel saarinen and loja gesellius, a sculptor. Saarinen is the son of architect and designer eero saarinen. Kennedy international airport in new york city, yale universitys ingalls rink and morse and ezra stiles. The framing device of eero s son reconsiling their relationship distracted from a cohesive narrative about eero s work. The architect who saw the future, the latest installment from the pbs american masters series. Director peter rosen and director of photography, asc, eric saarinen, discuss the making of the film eero saarinen.
New pbs documentary explores the life and work of eero saarinen. The architect who saw the future 2016 a cathartic journey through the life and career of finnishamerican architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961. Best known for designing national historic landmarks such as st. Many of saarinen s early designs were in collaboration with his father eliel saarinen.
This architectural documentary provides a behind the scenes look at one of the worlds. The architect who saw the future explore the life of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961, whose visionary buildings include national historic landmarks such as st. The architect who saw the future, which will air on pbs december 27. Eero s sudden death at age 51 cut short one of the most influential careers in american architecture. His sudden untimely death at age 51 cut short what continues to be one of the most influential legacies in american architecture, a body of timeless work. This documentary on the acclaimed finnishamerican architect eero saarinen is part of the pbs american masters series. Produced and directed by peter rosen, the film is slated to appear on. The architect who saw the future join us for a viewing of pbs american masters series about eero saarinen, with coproducers eric saarinen and peter rosen. Born to world famous parents, architect and cranbrook academy of art director eliel saarinen and textile artist loja saarinen, eero saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life. Dec 01, 2016 just in time for endofyear lazing about, the documentary eero saarinen. Oct 16, 2017 the son of eliel saarinen the architect who designed cranbrook academy eero was featured on the cover of time magazine for such well known works as the st. Louis arch, the cbs building in new york city, and the gm technical center in warren, mi. Share this video on facebook share this video on twitter. Filmmaker peter rosen journeys with his director of photography.
The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961 in the series. Great architect but not the best architecture film. The architect who saw the future is a new documentary exploring the life and work of finnishamerican architect and furniture designer eero saarinen. Today, saarinen s work stands apart and continues to inspire, especially amongst renewed interest in 20thcentury architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring american aesthetic. Kevin roche, pritzker prizewinning architect, worked with saarinen from the earliest days of the saarinen office in bloomfield hills, michigan eric saarinen, asc, who serves as the films on. The architect who saw the future, will be shown on pbs in december. Eero saarinen was a finnishamerican architect and industrial designer noted for his. Modernist eero saarinens vision for the future national. Fee proposal and contract template available for instant download. For the next few days until january 27 you can watch eero saarinen. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architectural giant eero saarinen 19101961. Produced and directed by peter rosen, the film is slated to appear on television in december 2016 as part of pbs american masters series. Louis iconic gateway arch and the general motors technical center, saarinen also designed new yorks twa flight center at jfk international airport and modernist.
The architect who saw the future is provided by the a. Eero saarinen documentary to close pbss american masters. The film was seen by approximately 28 million people. The architect who saw the future making the director peter rosen and director of photography, asc, eric saarinen, discuss their film. The winnipeg film group was founded in 1974 and is a charitable, artistrun organization dedicated to promoting the art of cinema. Many thanks to peter rosen productions for getting the documentary to us very quickly, and affording us the rights for the first united kingdom screening, shortly after it had aired on public broadcasting service pbs tv in the united states. American masters s30 ep09 eero saarinen the architect. Eero saarinen, finnishborn american architect who was one of the leaders in a trend toward exploration and experiment in american architectural design during the 1950s. Join the nzia southern branch for this free screening of eero saarinen. Eero saarinen the architect who saw the future milano.
Get an exclusive first look at the new eero saarinen. Dec 20, 2016 that emotional thicket of appreciation and resentment, of celebration and pain, is at the heart of the documentary eero saarinen. Eric saarinen, asc, is director of photography and coproducer. The architect who saw the future january 21, 2017 12. The architect who saw the future, a film about saarinen coproduced by.
Explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose visionary buildings include st. With eric saarinen, jayne merkel, paul goldberger, niels diffrient. Louis gateway arch and the general motors technical center in. This is a list of houses, commercial buildings, educational facilities, furniture designs, and other structures designed by architect eero saarinen. The architect who saw the future, which opened the architecture and design film festival earlier this fall, will make its.
The film is seen through the eyes of his son eric saarinen, an equally famous cinematographer. The architect who saw the future documentary explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose visionary buildings include st. The architect who saw the future examines the life of an architectural giant who envisioned the future. Saarinen has photographed several features, including the hills have eyes directed by wes craven and lost in america directed by albert brooks. Eric saarinen 26 june 1942 is a finnish american cinematographer and film director. The architect who saw the future explores the life and visionary work of finnishamerican modernist architect eero saarinen. A renewed interest is emerging in mid20th century architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring modernist america. The architect who saw the future premieres this month, celebrating the iconic architecture and knoll furniture of finnishamerican modernist.
The architect who saw the future premieres nationwide tuesday, december 27 at 8 p. Dec 12, 2016 explore the life of finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose visionary buildings include st. The architect who saw the future, produced and directed by peter rosen, examines the life of the modernist architect through the eyes of his son, director of. Today, saarinens work stands apart and continues to inspire, especially amongst renewed interest in 20thcentury architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring american aesthetic. Each of these midcentury modern icons sprang from the imagination of the visionary finnishamerican architect eero saarinen, whose life and work are chronicled in eero saarinen.
Dec 03, 2016 a conversation with andrew botsford and filmmaker peter rosen about peters american masters film eero saarinen. The son of eliel saarinen the architect who designed cranbrook academy eero was featured on the cover of time magazine for such well known works as the st. Jan 14, 2017 eeros sudden death at age 51 cut short one of the most influential careers in american architecture. Eero saarinen the architect who saw the future dvd, 2017 at the best online prices at. The architect who saw the future, which will be screened for the first time on the west coast feb. Event in detroit, mi by museum of contemporary art detroit mocad on wednesday, march 1 2017 with 5 people interested and 35 people going. The architect who saw the future, a film about saarinen coproduced by his son eric, premiered on the pbs american masters series.
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