Havanna -- Die Neue Kunst Ruinen zu Bauen
In recent years, Havana has become famous all over the world for the morbid charm of its flaking facades. But these ruins are far less poetic for the people who inhabit them. Houses frequently collapse causing fatalities. This unique documentary tells the stories of the people who reside in these mo...
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| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | English Spanish |
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New York, N.Y. :
Cinema Guild [distributor],
c2007
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| Summary: | In recent years, Havana has become famous all over the world for the morbid charm of its flaking facades. But these ruins are far less poetic for the people who inhabit them. Houses frequently collapse causing fatalities. This unique documentary tells the stories of the people who reside in these modern ruins, from a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater, to an expropriated landowner who struggles against the decay of his parental home, to a writer who conceives a philosophy of the ruins to explain the gradual collapse of the city and its political system. A mixture of private history, memories, fears and hopes for the future, this documentary explores the quixotic relationship between man and architecture, man and ruins (commenting along the way on the ruin-tourism that has developed in Cuba). Spanning the entire history of Cuban architecture, from the colonial era up through the socialist revolution, this film captures the final moments of these historic buildings before they're renovated -- or simply collapse altogether |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 2006 |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in |
| Format: | DVD-R |
| Production Credits: | Buch und Regie, Florian Borchmeyer ; Produktion, Matthias Hentschler |
| ISBN: | 0781511674 9780781511674 |