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    Antonio Gaudí / Toho Co., Ltd. ; Sogetsu Foundation ; producer, Noriko Nomura ; director, producer and editor, Hiroshi Teshigahara.

    • Title:Antonio Gaudí / Toho Co., Ltd. ; Sogetsu Foundation ; producer, Noriko Nomura ; director, producer and editor, Hiroshi Teshigahara.
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    • Variant Title:Antonio Gaudi
    • Other Contributors/Collections:Teshigahara, Hiroshi.
      Nomura, Noriko.
      Puig Boada, Isidre.
      Miyaguchi, Seiji, 1913-1985.
      Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha.
      Sogetsu Foundation (Firm)
      Criterion Collection (Firm)
    • Published/Created:[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2008]
    • Holdings

       
    • Library of Congress Subjects:Gaudí, Antoni, 1852-1926.
      Architects--Spain--Barcelona--Biography.
      Architecture--Spain--Barcelona--History.
    • Genre/Form: Feature films.
      Biographical films.
      Documentary films.
    • Edition:Special edition double-disc set.
    • Description:2 videodiscs (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
    • Series:Criterion collection ; 425.
    • Terms governing use:Restrictions: Educational use (per Canadian Copyright Act S29.5) and personal use. http://copyright.ubc.ca/dvd-restriction
    • Credits:Cinematography, Junichi Segawa, Yoshikazu Yanagida, Ryu Segawa ; editor, Eiko Yoshida ; music, Toru Takemitsu, Kurodo Mouri, Shinji Hori.
    • Cast:Interviewee: Isidro Puig Boada ; Boada's voice over: Seiji Miyaguchi.
    • Summary:Antonio Gaudí designed some of the world's most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks. Takes viewers on a tour of Gaudí's truly spectacular architecture, including his massive, still-unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia cathedral.
    • Notes:Title from container.
      Booklet features a new essay by art historian Dore Ashton, a reminiscence by Hiroshi Teshigahara, and Hiroshi and Sofu discussing their trip to the West.
      Originally released as a motion picture in 1984.
      Special features: Disc one: New, restored digital transfer; original theatrical trailer ; Disc two: New video interview with architect Arata Isozaki; "Gaudí, Catalunya, 1959," footage from director Hiroshi Teshigahara's first trip to Spain; "Visions of space: 'God's architect,'" one-hour BBC special on Antonio Gaudí's life and work; a program on Gaudí by director Ken Russell; "Sculptures by Sofu - Vita" short film by Teshigahara on the sculpture of his father Sofu Teshigahara ; booklet.
      DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., High-Definition transfer.
      Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
    • ISBN:9781604650228
      1604650222
    • Contents:Disc One: The film Logos
      Magic Fountain of Montjuïc
      Barcelona
      Spanish art
      Palace of Catalan music
      Casa Amatller
      Casa Batlló
      La Pedrera
      Catalonian countryside
      Designs
      Casa Vicens
      Bellesguard
      Santa Teresa School
      Güell Pavilions
      Güell palace
      Güell cellar
      Sagrada Familia School
      La Boqueria market
      Colònia Güell crypt
      Park Güell
      Montserrat
      Sagrada Família
      End credits
      Color bars (72 min.) () Special features: Theatrical trailer (2 min.). Disc two: The supplements: Gaudí, Catalunya, 1959 [featurette] / by Hiroshi Teshigahara (20 min.)
      Arata Isozaki interview [featurette] (13 min.)
      Visions of Space: Antoni Gaudí God's architect [featurette] / BBC ; by Robert Hughes ; produced and directed by Mandy Chang (60 min) (2003)
      Monitor [featurette; b & w] / Ken Russell (16 min) (2003)
      Vita: Sculptures by Sofu [featurette; b & w and color] / by Hiroshi Teshigahara (17 min.) (); booklet includes the essays "Border Crossings" by Dore Ashton and "My First Trip to the West" by Hiroshi Teshigahara.
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