Antonio Gaudí: The Criterion Collection (DVD)
APPROX. 72 MINS. - PROD. YEAR: 1984 - MPA RATING: NR
DVD Specifications
| Release date: | Mar 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Studio: | Criterion/Voyager |
| Year: | 1984 |
| Video: | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
| Audio: |
Japanese: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Subtitles: | English |
Special Features
- Disc One
- - New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- - Original theatrical trailer
- - New and improved English subtitle translation
- Disc Two
- - New video interview with architect Arata Isozaki
- - Gaudi, 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 Gaudi by director Ken Russell
- - Sculptures by Sofu - Vita, a short film by Teshigahara on the sculpture of his father, Sofu Teshigahara
- - PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by art historian Dore Ashton, a reminiscence by Hiroshi Teshigahara, and Hiroshi and Sofu discussing their trip to the West.
Synopsis
Catalan architect Antonio 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 of the second half of the twentieth century. Here, their artistry melds in a unique, enthralling cinematic experience. Less a documentary than a visual poem, Teshigahara's Antonio Gaudí takes viewers on a tour of Gaudí's truly spectacular architecture, including his massive, still-unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia cathedral, in Barcelona. With camera work as bold and sensual as the curves of his subject's organic structures, Teshigahara immortalizes Gaudí on film.Cast & Crew
Criterion/Voyager
presents
"Antonio Gaudí: The Criterion Collection"
produced byNoriko Nomura
directed byHiroshi Teshigahara
Production Year: 1984
