A HOUSE ON A HILLChuck Workman2003, USA, Narrative, 89 minuteswww.calliopefilms.com"An aging architect unexpectedly returns to a long-abandoned project at the same time as a
documentary is being made about his life and work. Content and style dovetail superbly in this
offbeat drama, where images continually change in size and shape, evoking the story's message that
human experience is always a pathway, not a destination." |
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Sixty-something retired architect Harry Mayfield (the magnificent character actor Philip Baker Hall) is
approached by a yuppie couple with a proposition to rebuild and rework his striking former personal residence in Malibu, which burned down 20 years earlier.
The hilltop reconstruction also attracts the attention of Gaby (Laura San Giacomo), a documentary filmmaker who investigates some of Harry's other starkly modernist works - and presses his ex-wife for the reasons Harry abandoned the house, as well his promising architectural career. Preceded by two of Mr. Workman’s short montages: Pieces of Silver (1989) 8 minutes – A tribute to 100 years of film. The Spirit of America (2002) 4 minutes – We hold these truths to be self-evident... | |||
The Flicks, Saturday, September 30th at 7:00pm Edwards Boise Downtown Stadium 9, Sunday, October 1st at 2:15pm |
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We are honored that Academy Award™ winning director Chuck Workman (The Source, Superstar: The Life and
Times of Andy Warhol, Precious Images) will join us at the Festival to present his rarely screened first
narrative feature-length film, A House on a Hill. 