This documentary without narration shows how Auguste and Gustave Perret masterfully fine-tuned over 30 concrete construction to give their finished works a classical expression. In parallel with the execution of numerous construction projects in France, the Perrets also built in North Africa under colonialism circumstances. The buildings completed in Algeria from 1912 to 1952, as well as those erected in France are for the first time featured in a film. Perret's buildings in France and their continued existence in the present are thus in direct comparison with his projects realized in North Africa. PERRET IN FRANCE AND ALGERIA forms the second part of the BREAK OF MODERNITY project, which also includes PARABETON and THE AIRSTRIP.
Documentary, Icons & Media Art
1h 50min
16+
DE
Documentary filmmaker Heinz Emigholz sketches a biography of the French architects and civil engineers Auguste and Gustave Perret and their buildings.
This documentary without narration shows how Auguste and Gustave Perret masterfully fine-tuned over 30 concrete construction to give their finished works a classical expression. In parallel with the execution of numerous construction projects in France, the Perrets also built in North Africa under colonialism circumstances.
The buildings completed in Algeria from 1912 to 1952, as well as those erected in France are for the first time featured in a film. Perret's buildings in France and their continued existence in the present are thus in direct comparison with his projects realized in North Africa.
PERRET IN FRANCE AND ALGERIA forms the second part of the BREAK OF MODERNITY project, which also includes PARABETON and THE AIRSTRIP.