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The Dream of Perfection

Dir. John Weiley

THE DREAM OF PERFECTION is as extraordinary as its provocative subject matter, the dramatic story of the building of the Sydney Opera House, culminating in Utzons departure from the project. Director John Weiley was commissioned in 1968 to make the documentary Autopsy on a Dream by then BBC2 controller David Attenborough, and following its only screening on the BBC, it was destroyed literally chopped to pieces on the chopping block. Miraculously, a mute print of Autopsy on a Dream was rediscovered in a BBC vault this year, and has now been restored with sound saved by John Weiley, and with a new prologue. The film features interviews with David Attenborough, Jan Utzon, Lin Utzon, and Richard Neville.

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Episode 61: Frank Gehry in Paris

Ron Brown recently visited Frank Gehry’s Fondation Louis Vuitton building, which opened in Paris in October 2014. It is adjacent to the Jardin d’Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne. In 2006, the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) group created the Foundation Louis Vuitton to sponsor the design and build.

The 2 storey structure has 11 galleries and a 350 seat auditorium as well as multi level roof terraces for events and art installations.

Director/Camera - Ron Brown

Editor - Kate Staples

Interview Excerpts of Frank Gehry

Sketches of Frank Gehry Copyright SP Architecture Productions LLC 2006

The Fondation Louis Vuitton designed by Frank Gehry Copyright Gedeon/Fondation Louis Vuitton Pour La Creation 2009

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