Incessant Visions
The life of German architect Erich Mendelsohn was so interesting that it shines through the bland presentation of this short documentary. Inspired by avant-garde art and radical politics, Mendelsohn developed an expressionist approach to architecture between the world wars, trusting his imagination over tradition and producing fantastic, curvilinear forms that would become a major influence on art deco. Director Duki Dror emphasizes the ironies of Mendelsohn's legacy: in Tel Aviv a generation of imitators made his most unusual ideas seem banal, and his most important American assignment involved replicating traditional German homes for the U.S. army to destroy in fire-bombing tests. In English and subtitled German and Hebrew.
By Ben Sachs
Credits
Cast information not available at this time.
Related Stories
-
Music Box presents Architecture & Design Film Festival
The third annual festival collects stories about storeys
- Apr 12, 2012
-
Music Box presents Architecture & Design Film Festival
The third annual festival collects stories about storeys
- Apr 12, 2012
-
Music Box presents Architecture & Design Film Festival
The third annual festival collects stories about storeys
- Apr 12, 2012
-
Music Box presents Architecture & Design Film Festival
The third annual festival collects stories about storeys
- Apr 12, 2012
-
Stories about storeys: Architecture & Design Film Festival
The third annual festival at the Music Box
- Apr 11, 2012
