Format:
2 DVDs, NTSC, Ländercode 1, 72 Min., farb., mono, Dolby digital
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Beih. (36 S.)
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12 cm
ISBN:
9781604650228
Series Statement:
The Criterion Collection 425
Content:
"Everything comes from the great book of Nature; human attainments are an already printed book."--Gaudi, end title screen. The Catalan architect, ceramist, and sculptor united Neo-Gothic mysticism and grandeur with Art Nouveau lines, combined with a surreal apprehension of the power of nature. Less of a documentary than a tribute, Teshigahara's film becomes a place to get lost, a radically hypnotic travelogue that's completely symbiotic with its subject. Almost wordless, this visual rhapsody is accompanied by music from composer Toru Takemitsu, whose free-floating East-meets-West impressionism and organic flow mimics the sprouting curvilinear shapes of Gaudi's buildings.
Note:
Bildformat 1.33:1. - New, restored high-definition digital transfer
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Orig.: Japan 1984
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Enth. new video interview with architect Arata Isozaki ; "Gaudí, Catalunya", 1959, footage from director Hiroshi Teshigahara's first trip to Spain ; "Visions of space: 'God's architect'", a one-hour BBC special on Antonio Gaudi's life and work ; a program on Gaudí by director Ken Russell ; "Scultpures by Sofu - Vita", a short film by Teshigahara on the sculpture of his father, Sofu Teshigahara
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Japan. - With optional Engl. subtitles ; subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
Language:
Japanese
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
Keywords:
Gaudí, Antoni 1852-1926
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Architektur
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Biografie
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DVD-Video
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Biographical films
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Documentary films
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Nonfiction films
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Biographical (Nonfiction) - Feature
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Documentary - Feature