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Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film
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Wikipedia article
'Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film' is a 2002 documentary and biographical film that traces the life of the American photographer Ansel Adams. He is most noted for his landscape images of the American West. The film is narrated by David Ogden Stiers and features the voices of Josh Hamilton, Barbara Feldon, and Eli Wallach. It was broadcast on PBS as part of the series 'American Experience'.
Production
The film features images of Adams' work, readings of his writing, archival footage and original footage of the landscapes that inspired him. Interview subjects included Michael Adams and Anne Adams Helms (Ansel Adams's son and daughter), Mary Street Alinder, Carl Pope, Alex Ross, John Sexton, Jonathan Spaulding, Andrea Gray Stillman, William A. Turnage and John Szarkowski.
Director Ric Burns shot portions of the film in the same landscapes that were the settings for Adams' most iconic images. Said Burns, "to get to the heart of what so inspired Ansel Adams, we literally followed in his footsteps. We lugged our cameras up sheer rock faces and hiked the winding trails that led Ansel to his photographic revelations. And they led us to Ansel."[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ansel/filmmore/fd.html Film Description: Ansel Adams]
Critical reception
Laura Fries of 'Variety' wrote: Burns creates a visually mesmerizing retrospective of Adamss career...the film examines the inspirations and intentions of the artist who transcended the medium to become an American folk hero.[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117917468?refCatId=32 Variety Review Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film April 16, 2002]
Awards
The Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Silver Baton Award 2001-2002[http://www.dupontawards.org/year/2003#winners_box Dupont Award Winners]
Emmy Award for Outstanding Cultural and Artistic Programming 2002[https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/about/award/broadcast American Experience Awards]
References
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