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- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreAuguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a pick. When the wall hits the ground, a cloud of white dust whirls up. Three workers continue the demolition of the wall with picks.
- DirectorLászló Moholy-Nagy
- DirectorNicolae MargineanuRulers have always betrayed their intentions through architecture. The documentary presents the history of Bucharest from the perspective of totalitarian architecture.
- DirectorBoaz AshkenazyAmy EnserA documentary about mid-century northwest modern architecture, illustrates how designers today can learn from sustainable and economic choices made as many as 50 years ago. Through the personal histories and insights of five prominent northwest modern architects, the film offers a deeper understanding of this unique style of architecture happening in the Pacific Northwest in a period that is often overlooked.
- DirectorLászló Moholy-NagyIn a unique cinematic journal, Bauhaus pioneer Moholy-Nagys records the meeting of the CIAM (International Congress of Architecture) in August 1933. The meeting was held on a yacht that cruised the Mediterranean Sea between Marseille, the Aegean Islands, and Athens.
- DirectorBoris KaufmanJean VigoWhat starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.
- DirectorCharles SheelerPaul StrandThis groundbreaking silent documentary captures the beauty and majesty of the New York City in its streets, skyscrapers, bridges, rail yards and harbors.
- DirectorSusumu HaniYoshirô KawazuKyushiro KusakabeStarsDonald RichieEight filmmakers collaborate with Teshigahara to bring a newsreel-style snapshot of Tokyo in 1957-58, when it had eight and a half million people and was the largest city in the world. The industry of the people is evident, with Katsushika Hokusai's woodcuts interspersed with shots of contemporary workers. We watch women give a makeup demonstration, we visit bridal stores, and we see a young woman win a rock and roll singing contest and follow her home with her prizes; we go to the Ginza on Christmas Eve, with bars and nightclubs full tilt, and we join the throng at the Meiji shrine on New Year's Day. Some surreal touches add comedy to underscore Tokyo's energy and life.
- DirectorJoris IvensStarsSerge ReggianiQuotidian scenes of Paris along the quays beside the River Seine. Fishing, snoozing, cutting hair, washing clothes. Lovers embrace as nuns gaze. Students sketch, models pose. A diver recovers a boy's lost bicycle. C'est la vie. It's "a river like any other". Sprightly accordion music rounds out the atmosphere.
- DirectorJames Davis
- DirectorPierre KastStarsCharles-Édouard Jeanneret-GrisFrance RocheHow to represent the architect, his work, his projects? This classic documentary film explores many avenues in this regard. Pierre Kast defends and illustrates the theories and achievements of Le Corbusier, with the assistance of the architect himself.
- DirectorJerzy BossakJaroslaw BrzozowskiStarsAndrzej LapickiOver a decade after the almost total wartime destruction, Warsaw still looks bruised and battered. Ruined houses are nevertheless inhabited which can be dangerous for the local population.