Schindler's Houses (2007)
Schindler's Houses (2007)
DVDRip | MKV | 714x476 | x264 @ 1410 Kbps | English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | 99 min | 1,29 Gb
Genre: Documentary
DVDRip | MKV | 714x476 | x264 @ 1410 Kbps | English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | 99 min | 1,29 Gb
Genre: Documentary
Director: Heinz Emigholz
Star: Christian Reiner
Both a beguiling meditation on the aesthetic of a city and a loving tribute to a great architect, Heinz Emigholz's documentary examines urban Los Angeles through the houses of Austrian-American architect Rudolph Schindler. Eschewing the documentary conventions of voice-over narration and archival photos, Emigholz mixes artfully composed images of more than 40 Schindler creations with an ambient soundscape to produce a singular viewing experience.
The Austrian-American architect Rudolph Schindler (1887-1953) worked with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright at the beginning of his career. Like Bruce Goff, he is a singularity of modernism and the founder of his own Californian style of building. His turn away from the “International Style” isolated him in the world of architecture for many years. His style is characterized by the use of wood and by the unified design of furnishings for entire households. His own home, built in 1922 in West Hollywood, is considered an epochal masterpiece.
Schindler's Houses documents the interiors and exteriors of 40 of his houses in and around Los Angeles in the context of their surroundings today. Using no voiceover, archival photos, or other conventions of standard documentaries, the film presents beautifully composed shots of the 40 buildings in the order in which they were built. Emigholz’s style is formal and subtle, but the cumulative effect is a provocative meditation on Schindler’s ideas regarding architecture and environment.
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Schindler's Houses (2007)
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