Title from opening screens. Previously released in 1984. 1.33:1 aspect ratio. Booklet with interview and program notes in English (36 pages : illustrations) inserted in container. Special features: Interview with architecht Arata Isozaki from 2008; Gaudí, Catalunya, 1959, footage from director Hiroshi Teshigahara's first trip to Spain; Visions of space : "God's architect: Antonio Gaudí," an hour-long documentary from 2003 on the architecht's life and work; Monitor (BBC program on Guadí by filmmaker Ken Russell); Sculptures by Sofu--Vita, a 1963 short film by Teshigahara on the sculpture work of his father, Sofu Teshigahara; trailer; in booklet, an essay by art historian Dore Ashton, a 1986 reminiscence by Hiroshi Teshigahara, and excerpts from a 1959 conversation between Hiroshi and Sofu Teshigahara on their trip to the West.
Summary:
Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) designed some of the world's most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks; Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara constructed some of the most aesthetically audacious films ever made. Their artistry melds in a unique, enthralling cinematic experience. Teshigahara's film takes viewers on a tour of Gaudí's truly spectacular architecture, including his massive, still-unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família basilica in Barcelona.
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