Julius Shulman

One more reason to love the L.A. Film Festival.

The world premiere of Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman

Narrated by Dustin Hoffman

Visual Acoustics explores the monumental career of the undisputable master of architectural photography, 97-year-old Julius Shulman. Through the exploration of both Shulman’s art and uniquely individualistic life, Visual Acoustics offers an unforgettable portrait of Modernism’s most eloquent ambassador.

Populating his photos with human models and striking landscapes, he combines the organic with the synthetic, melding nature with revolutionary urban design.

The resulting images helped to shape the careers of some of the greatest architects of the 20th Century, with Shulman documenting the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Pierre Koenig, John Lautner, and many others.

Taking its aesthetic cues from Shulman’s own sensual and nuanced photography, the film’s narrative is built from a blend of Julius’ own images as well as in interviews with architect Frank Gehry, Academy Award - nominated cinematographer Dante Spinotti, actress Kelly Lynch, designer Tom Ford, artist Ed Ruscha, publisher Benedikt Taschen, and a host of others.

Julius Shulman is still photographing Los Angeles at 97 years old.

Here's the link to the LA Film Fest site where I am going right now to buy my ticket.

You can watch the trailer there too, it's kind of beautiful. I'm not even pms-ing and i maybe got a little misty-eyed.

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in. ~ Ricky Fitts