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Arquitetura, A Transformação do Espaço

1972 · 50 min

A quiet, thoughtful essay film that asks you to look closely at buildings and listen to the people who live among them.

Directed by
Walter Lima Jr.
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lina Bo Bardi, Joaquim Cardoso, Burle Marx
Overview
A film in three movements. In the first one, we find a historical synthesis of Brazilian architecture, from the slaves' dwellings to the Ministry of Education Building. In the second segment, architects such as Burle Marx, Lina Bo Bardi, Grigori Warchavchik and Joaquim Cardoso talk about architecture's social function. In the third movement, inhabitants of some Brazilian cities discuss the space they live in.

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Directed by
Walter Lima Jr.
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Lina Bo Bardi, Joaquim Cardoso, Burle Marx
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    • class
    • identity
    • art
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    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Walter Lima Jr.
    Starring
    Lina Bo Bardi, Joaquim Cardoso, Burle Marx, Gregori Warchavchik
    Runtime
    50 min
    Country
    Brazil

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