Yield to Total Elation: The Life and Art of Achilles Rizzoli

Overview

Yield to Total Elation explores the life and work of the enigmatic and visionary artist Achilles G. Rizzoli. A mundane architectural draftsman by day, the architectural transcriber of the divine by night, Rizzoli created elaborate Beaux-Arts influenced monuments which would never be built. Accompanied by his witty and poignant commentary, the drawings served as translations for the voices and the hallucinations that haunted him. By deftly weaving Rizzoli's words, archival footage, photos and evocative present day scenes of San Francisco's historic architecture, the film tells the story of Rizzoli's life and his work -- an exaltation of architecture as pleasure, as memorial, as redemption.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2000

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Hearts & Hands Media Arts

Cast

William T. Wiley,Nancy Peters,Kevin Michael Day,Gerry Holt

Director

Pat Ferrero

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt36355140