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Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film

  • TV Movie
  • 2002
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
158
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Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film (2002)
Documentary

An in depth study of Adams's life and work.An in depth study of Adams's life and work.An in depth study of Adams's life and work.

  • Director
    • Ric Burns
  • Writer
    • Ric Burns
  • Stars
    • Ansel Adams
    • Josh Hamilton
    • Barbara Feldon
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    158
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    • Director
      • Ric Burns
    • Writer
      • Ric Burns
    • Stars
      • Ansel Adams
      • Josh Hamilton
      • Barbara Feldon
    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Ansel Adams
    Ansel Adams
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Josh Hamilton
    • Reader
    • (voice)
    Barbara Feldon
    Barbara Feldon
    • Reader
    • (voice)
    John Szarkowski
    John Szarkowski
    • Photographer
    Carl Pope
    • Sierra Club
    Jonathan Spaulding
    • Biographer
    William Turnage
    • Ansel Adams Trust
    Andrea Gray Stillman
    • Editor
    Mary Street Alinder
    • Biographer
    Anne Adams Helms
    • Daughter
    Michael Adams
    • Son
    John Sexton
    • Photographer
    Alan Ross
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      • Ric Burns
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      • Ric Burns
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      Adams himself carried a thirty-pound pack full of photographic equipment; that in addition to the hundred pounds packed on his mule, Mistletoe.

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    8/10
    Inspiring, beautiful, insightful
    It was three years when I, a naive adolescent with a burgeoning love of film and photography, was lying on a mattress beside the fire place at 1 o'clock in the morning, trying desperately to fall asleep. I had the television on, hoping the colours and sounds would lull me to sleep when I grew tired of whatever was on and started flipping through the channels.

    "Ansel Adams": the words beamed out at me from the TV guide; immediately I was reminded of a spectacular photograph hanging in the doctor's office I would often stare at as I waited for my name to be called. In the lower right hand of that photo was the name Ansel Adams. I've never forgot that.

    I quickly changed the channel to TVO - the last great Canadian television channel - and watched, and watched, and watched.... Whatever promise there was of getting to sleep was suddenly no more. I was glued to the television as one magnificent photo after another was presented, in-between some very interesting facts and commentaries on the legend himself.

    By the time 1:30 rolled around it was safe to say photography was now a passion of mine, even if I had very little experience. It's been three years and I've been trying to track down this documentary whenever I am reminded of it, and until yesterday I thought the quest was hopeless. But when I found this IMDb page and subsequently the torrent file, I discovered this was the same PBS documentary that captivated me three years ago.

    I'll admit, the second time around I was not as enthused, but it is still a remarkable documentary. There are breathtaking photographs and some very insightful/interesting dialogue, especially the stuff by Ansel himself. I'm not so sure why it didn't make the same impression on me the second viewing, but I assume it had more to do with the perfect atmosphere in which I first saw it: my naiveté; my burgeoning interest; the fire; the stillness and remoteness of the night hours; and the larger-than-life persona whom I connected to the nostalgic memory of sitting in the doctor's office, wondering the story behind this amazing print.

    Nevertheless, I cannot recommend it enough to anyone with an appreciation for art and/or photography.
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    • Release date
      • April 21, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Sierra Club Productions
      • Steeplechase Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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