Alvar Aalto : a vision of a better world / YLE TV1 ; written and directed by Eeva Vuorenpää.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Vuorenpää, Eeva.

Yleisradio Oy. TV1, producer.

Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Finnish

Subjects (All):

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976--Criticism and interpretation.

Aalto, Alvar.

Aalto, Alvar, 1898-1976.

Architecture, Modern--20th century--Finland.

Architecture, Modern.

Criticism and interpretation.

Finland.

Art and architecture videos.

Local Subjects:

Art and architecture videos.

Genre:

Television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Cultural television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (54 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

Other Title:

Vision of a better world

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences [distributor], [2000]

Language Note:

Narrated in English; some spoken Finnish with English voice-over or English subtitles.

System Details:

VHS.

analog

magnetic

VHS

Summary:

"Focuses on Aalto's career during the 1930s. Previously unreleased archival footage, interviews with contemporaries and experts on international architecture, and the architect's own letters combine to create an evocative image of the man as well as the artist."--container. Special attention given to Villa Mairea.

Credits:

narrators, Cheryl Riggins, Glyn Bank, editor, Markku Pulkkinen; music, Esa Helasvuo.

Notes:

Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

OCLC:

44109337

Publisher Number:

FFH 10502 Films for the Humanities & Sciences