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Film: Documentary
Antonio Gaudí

When

Sunday Jan 11, 2009 (2, 4, 7:15 & 9:15pm)

Monday Jan 12, 2009 (7:15 & 9pm)

Tuesday Jan 13, 2009 (7:15 & 9pm)

Where
Red Vic (1727 Haight St, 415.668.3994)
Price
$9
Details
http://www.redvicmoviehouse.com/show.php?pageid=475
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Hiroshi Teshigahara's homage to Antonio Gaudí is, like the Spanish architect's own work, as much about form as it is about function. Gaudí — whose work is at turns described as art nouveau, surreal, and psychedelic — created buildings characterized by their biomorphic shapes, hallucinatory textures, and manic use of color. Teshigahara's sweeping shots of these turn-of-the-century constructions include the fantastical Palau Güell, the reef-like facade of Casa Batlló, and the infamously unfinished Sagrada Familia. With a limited narrative and a haunting soundtrack by Toru Takemitsu, the film mirrors the visual opulence of the works themselves.