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Movies in Wonderland: Lucien Hervé – photographer despite himself
Architecture film festival in the Az W courtyard

Architekturzentrum Wien: Architekturzentrum Wien - Staatsratshof
Az W by Moonlight: Wednesday 20 August 2014, 8:30pm
Tickets: Admission free!

Curated by wonderland – platform for European architecture and the Az W, in cooperation with frame[o]ut
and MuseumsQuartier / q21

Lucien Hervé - photographer despite himself
BEL, 2013, 55 min
D: Gerrit Messiaen, original with English subtitles

Public discussion (English) with film-maker Gerrit Messiaen

After seeing his photos of the Cité Radieuse Le Corbusier wrote to Hervé: "You have the soul of an architect and you understand something of how to look at architecture. Become my photographer.” A prize-winning portrait of Le Corbusier’s photographer Lucien Hervé, who after Corb’s death worked for other big names from Oscar Niemeyer to Kenzo Tange. The film distils the essence of the life and work of probably the most important architecture photographer of the 20th century and presents his view of the work of a “classic architect”.

Movies in Wonderland
Architecture with/out Architects?

Architecture film festival in the Az W courtyard
13.08.2014 – 23.08.2014

Following on the success of the film nights last summer, this year “Movies in Wonderland“ and the Az W take a close look at the role of architecture – and consequently of those who make architecture – using current international films. Does architecture in fact still play a major role in present-day tendencies and developments? Does the master plan that everything must comply with still exist? And if not, what is then the issue? What constitutes the identity of a place? How much originality can be found in the copy of an entire village? Will the “star architect” be followed by the “citizen architect”? This summer the public again has an opportunity to discuss questions about the city and architecture with planners and film-makers from throughout the world.


© Gerrit Messiaen 

Movies in Wonderland: Lucien Hervé – photographer despite himself

Press Release:
Movies In Wonderland: Architecture with/out Architects?


Links:
wonderland

6th Budapest Architecture Film Days

Trailer: "Lucien Hervé – photographer despite himself"


Information:
Karoline Mayer
Tel.: +43 (1) 522 31 15 - 28
Fax: +43 (1) 522 31 17
Email: mayer@azw.at

 
 
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