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Bauhaus [videorecording] : the face of the 20th century / a BBC/RM Arts co-production in association with NOS TV3 ; written and narrated by Frank Whitford ; producer, Julia Cave.

Whitford, Frank. (Screenwriter, Narrator). Cave, Julia. (Producer). Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. (Added Author). RM Arts (Firm) (Added Author). NOS TV3. (Added Author). Reiner Moritz Associates. (Added Author).

Summary:

Looks at the development of the Bauhaus and at the key figures involved in it, including the founder Walter Gropius, his successor Mies van der Rohe, Lásló Moholy-Nagy and Josef Albers. The program also sets the history of the Bauhaus in the context of the political unrest and economic chaos of the Weimar Republic in Germany. Former students discuss their time at the Bauhaus and architect Philip Johnson tells how it influenced his work. Contains rare archival footage of the Bauhaus at Dessau and looks at the architecture of Chicago, much influenced by Mies van der Rohe, who emigrated there after the Bauhaus was shut by the Nazis in 1933.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Hamilton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Distributed worldwide by RM Associates"--Credits. Originally produced as a documentary film in 1994.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Consultant, Lutz Becker ; camera, Colin Case, Peter Gilbert, John Goodyer ; editor, Colin Knieff ; music, Howard J. Davidson.
System Details Note:	DVD-R; this disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Licensed for: home, library, classroom, ILL.
Language Note:	In English and German with English subtitles.