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Ansel Adams - A Documentary Film

starring: Josh Hamilton, Barbara Feldon, Eli Wallach, David Ogden Stiers, Ansel Adams
directed by: Ric Burns

: Ansel Adams - A Documentary Film
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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780780639393
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0780639391
Label: Pbs Home Video
Manufacturer: Pbs Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Pbs Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 14, 2003
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 21763
Studio: Pbs Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: April 21, 2002



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Description:
Written, directed and produced by Ric Burns and timed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ansel Adams's birth, Ansel Adams is an elegant, moving and lyrical portrait of one of the most eloquent and quintessentially American photographers. At the heart of the film are the themes that absorbed Adams throughout his career: the beauty and fragility of 'the American earth,' the inseparable bond between man and nature and the moral obligations that the present owes to the future. Ansel Adams was co-produced by the Sierra Club and attracted 5 million broadcast viewers upon its initial airing on PBS.

Amazon.com:
Ric Burns's documentary for the American Experience series winningly persuades one to think of Ansel Adams as not only the greatest American photographer of the 20th century, but also one of its most treasured artists. Using the familiar formula of New York (and his brother Ken's documentaries), Burns vividly brings Adams's world to life. Narrator David Ogden Stiers is used minimally after the initial set-up, leaving the words to curators, authors, and family members who knew Adams's life and art best (Adams's own letters are also voiced). The film, sponsored by the Sierra Club to mark the 100th anniversary of the photographer's birth, makes a passionate plea for this man 'who helped transfer the meaning of wilderness and what people thought about it.' There is plenty of time for his magnificent pictures to be shown, often nicely accompanied by modern-day color films of the area. It's a must-see for any fan of Adams. --Doug Thomas



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Another Ric Burns classic
This documentary is typical of Ric Burns. It's inspirational both visually and mentally; a very humanistic ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Beautiful Documentary
A beautiful documentary telling the story of Ansel Adams life, while also illuminating the history and meaning ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Larger than life
Ansel was an obsessive compulsive who had emotional and financial peaks and valleys that mirrored the contrasts ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A very beautiful bio
I was in a hotel in Berkeley one night and just happened to watch this before going to bed. I've heard of Ansel ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Ansel Adams - American Treasure
I saw this program on PBS .. it was breath taking; this documentary reveals an interesting chronology of the life ... Read More

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