Lewerentz Divine Darkness (2024)

A group of young architects, confined to a forest in Barcelona during the COVID crisis, explore the problems generated by the ambition of wanting to be completely self-sufficient.

Фильм о великом финском архитекторе — и том, что никто не становится великим в одиночку.

Koolhaas Houselife portrays one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture. The film lets the viewer enter into the house's daily intimacy through the stories and daily chores of Guadalupe Acedo, the housekeeper, and the other people who look after the building. Pungent, funny and touching.

In Barcelona, the Casa Batlló alone sums up the genius of Antoni Gaudí. During the exhibition devoted to it by the Musée d'Orsay, we take a guided tour of this eccentric, colorful residence, completed in 1906.

Diller Scofidio + Renfro has long been at the forefront of design with provocative exhibitions that blurred the boundaries between art and architecture. This film captures their extraordinary evolution and unique process in reimagining the public identities of Lincoln Center and the once derelict High Line railroad tracks.

Vertical Expectations is a documentary that explores the nexus between architecture, development and society through an ethnographic analysis of the current building of the Shard.

The Spirit in Architecture examines the work of John Lautner, one of the most visionary and profound architects, who began his career in Los Angeles in the 1930's. This illuminating journey into Lautner's world features never before seen footage from his apprenticeship with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin; extensive documentation of his extraordinary buildings; and interviews with historians, critics, collaborators, clients, and Lautner himself, which put his achievements in perspective. his building's use in feature films and his Googie's coffee shop design demonstrate his contribution to popular culture.

Aspects of the city of Congonhas do Campo. The preponderance of baroque architecture, the Basilica of Senhor Bom Jesus de Matozinho, the six chapels on the terrace leading to Morro do Maranhão. Each chapel contains statues representing moments of the Passion of Christ. While in the first chapel there is Santa Ceia figuration, in the second there is the Passo Horto scene. The kiss of betrayal and the imprisonment of Christ before the scene of the third chapel. In the fourth, two scenes are gathered: the coronation and the flagellation. On the fifth, the Christ bears the cross and the crucifixion is featured in the sixth chapel. The twelve apostles of Aleijadinho and the Latin inscriptions of each one. The interior of the Basilica and its main altar, with the figure of the Lord Dead.

A commissioned film for Schweizerischer Werkbund (SWB), Die neue Wohnung was produced for the Basel architectural and interior design exhibition, WOBA, to demonstrate innovative aspects of modern architecture and highlight their differences from the event’s highly conservative approach. Despite its ad campaign roots, Richter's touch is not absent; The surviving version, aimed at a "bourgeois" Swiss public, presents decluttered, functional architecture and decor as superior to the traditional and luxurious "ancient" ways of living.

Dresden is famous for its attempt to meticulously reconstruct its once bombed-out historical center and bring the colorful baroque settings of the 18th century back to life. It’s infamous for the right-wing-surge that has since 2015 swept the city and made it a center of far-right activity in Germany and Europe. This film is an exploration of where the two intersect.

A documentary film about Seoul City Hall Construction. The construction project has a hard going in every way. A city plan, excessive administrative notions, a design and all got mingled up. Can the project sail, yes?

Egypt's only modernist architect Hassan Fathy (1900-1989) was committed to ecology and sustainability in his architecture. This film takes us with slow steps, in still images, to two villages he created. Fathy's historically grounded, forward-looking designs prompt us to reflect on the past as well as contemplate new solutions for the future.

In a corporate world where people walk backwards, Minus needs to control his instincts to fit in society and climb the social ladder.

Главные героини — три сестры: Ханна, Ли и Холли. Ханна — знаменитая актриса, образцовая мать, прекрасная сестра, умная, интеллигентная и просто очень красивая женщина; Ли — любовница Фредерика, старого дряхлого художника и мизантропа; Холли мечтает стать актрисой, писательницей и еще бог знает кем… Все начинает рушиться, когда муж Ханны Элиот неожиданно осознает, что он безумно влюблен в Ли. Ли бросает своего пожилого любовника. Холли в очередной раз переживает нервный срыв, во время которого встречает Микки — меланхоличного телепродюсера и бывшего мужа Ханны. Обстановка накаляется до предела в День Благодарения, когда все собираются вместе.

Мистический триллер англичанина Николаса Роуга (1973), действие которого происходит в современной Венеции. Экранизация одной из самых поздних новелл Дафны Дюморье, изданной в 1971 году. Супруги Лаура и Джон Бэкстер потеряли дочь. Чтобы забыться в собственном горе и, возможно, восстановить хрупкое равновесие в пошатнувшемся браке, Джон соглашается на работу в Венеции. Однако смена декораций для Бэкстеров оказывается временной иллюзией. Венеция, холодная, призрачная и смертоносная, не только не дает облегчения, но и приносит новые страдания и кошмарные загадки…

Вместе с режиссерами фильма зрители отправляются в путешествие по США, чтобы увидеть разбросанные по стране фрагменты Берлинской стены. Таких мест в Америке немало — больше 60, и среди них есть весьма неожиданные: бетонные блоки установлены в лесу, вестибюле отеля, университетском кампусе. Поисковая экспедиция затеяна не просто ради того, чтобы создать кинокаталог обломков символа несвободы — каждая встреча с артефактом разделенной Германии рождает размышления об исторической памяти и роли границ в современном мире.