Fernand Pouillon, Le roman d'un architecte

Fernand Pouillon, Le roman d'un architecte

 

(10 from 1 users)

0h 52m 2003 HD

Constructing freestone buildings on the cheap, Pouillon made a name for himself at the end of the 1940s in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, shaking up his peers who only dreamed of towers and concrete bars. In Algiers, until Independence, he built in record time thousands of homes for the poorest, real urban projects inspired by traditional forms. In the Paris region, to build comfortable buildings quickly and well, nestled in the greenery, he becomes a promoter: this too adventurous bet leads him to prison and retains his reputation. Not very explicit about this complex affair, but seduced by a contemporary architecture that combines technical inventiveness and ancient references, Christian Meunier films by multiplying the angles of view. Today's lively atmospheres are interspersed with archive footage, while Pouillon's writings are read off. Moved, his collaborators evoke a demanding and generous man, with an infectious passion.


Related Movies

  • 2021
    Freeports: The Beauty Of Tax Free Storage

    Freeports: The Beauty Of Tax Free Storage

    Freeports: The Beauty Of Tax Free Storage

    72021HD

    Documentary that exposes the secret world of these unknown tax havens. There is a global network of tax-free storage facilities valuable goods,...

    Freeports: The Beauty Of Tax Free Storage
  • 2017
    Kokoschka: Work and Life

    Kokoschka: Work and Life

    Kokoschka: Work and Life

    02017HD

    Painter, poet and playwright, teacher and freethinker, lover and traveler, Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) was a rare individual who...

    Kokoschka: Work and Life
  • 2020
    Where to with History?

    Where to with History?

    Where to with History?

    72020HD

    Dresden is famous for its attempt to meticulously reconstruct its once bombed-out historical center and bring the colorful baroque settings of the...

    Where to with History?
  • 2021
    Sunflowers

    Sunflowers

    Sunflowers

    82021HD

    Working closely with the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Sunflowers goes beyond a ‘virtual exhibition’, delving into the rich and complex...

    Sunflowers
  • 1975
    Four Shorts on Architecture

    Four Shorts on Architecture

    Four Shorts on Architecture

    01975HD

    A visual essay on contemporary Kiwi architecture.

    Four Shorts on Architecture
  • 2021
    The Story Won't Die

    The Story Won't Die

    The Story Won't Die

    02021HD

    THE STORY WON’T DIE, from Award-winning filmmaker David Henry Gerson, is an inspiring, timely look at a young generation of Syrian artists who...

    The Story Won't Die
  • 1957
    Congonhas do Campo

    Congonhas do Campo

    Congonhas do Campo

    01957HD

    Aspects of the city of Congonhas do Campo. The preponderance of baroque architecture, the Basilica of Senhor Bom Jesus de Matozinho, the six chapels...

    Congonhas do Campo
  • 1948
    Bílá Telč

    Bílá Telč

    Bílá Telč

    61948HD

    Bílá Telč
  • 2021
    Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

    Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

    Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color

    102021HD

    Alma W. Thomas lived a life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate of Howard University (1924), the first Black woman to mount a retrospective at...

    Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color
  • 2021
    You Could Have Seen The Mona Lisa

    You Could Have Seen The Mona Lisa

    You Could Have Seen The Mona Lisa

    02021HD

    The world’s museums are closed. What are you missing?  Take a real-time walk through the Louvre towards the “greatest painting...

    You Could Have Seen The Mona Lisa
  • 1998
    Les dames du 9e

    Les dames du 9e

    Les dames du 9e

    01998HD

    Ladies of good families and social standing come to have their afternoon tea with their daughters who will someday follow in the same tradition. A...

    Les dames du 9e
  • 1977
    The McIntyre Block

    The McIntyre Block

    The McIntyre Block

    01977HD

    A turn of the 20th Century office block at Portage and Main. What was once Winnipeg's most prestigious commercial address has become a catch-all for...

    The McIntyre Block