The Sense of Tuning
ILA BÊKA, LOUISE LEMOINE | FRANCE, INDIA 2023 | 96 MIN. | ENGLISH | SUBTITLES: EN
Saturday 12 October, 12:00, LantarenVenster zaal 1
Directors Bêka & Lemoine spend twelve hours following the visionary Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai. The architect reveals his life philosophy in a candid and profound manner. Spontaneous and dynamic, and seemingly effortlessly, Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine create a masterpiece of architecture on film.
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Maurice and I
JANE MAHONEY, RICK HARVIE | NEW ZEALAND 2024 | 98 MIN. | ENGLISH
Saturday 12 October, 16:00, LantarenVenster zaal 6
The Christchurch concert building is one of the Brutalist gems of New Zealand. In the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake, the building is threatened with demolition. The retired designers – Maurice Mahoney and Sir Miles Warren, the country’s best-known architectural duo – have to fight to preserve their masterpiece.
Curious about who Mahoney and Warren were, what they meant to architecture in New Zealand and how important their building was to Christchurch? Then listen to the interview the makers gave on New Zealand national radio, as a result of their participation in AFFR
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The World According To Weeber
JORD DEN HOLLANDER | THE NETHERLANDS 2024 | 55 MIN. | DUTCH | SUBTITLES: EN
Saturday 12 October, 16:15, LantarenVenster zaal 1
The festive world premiere of AFFR founder Jord den Hollander’s latest film, The World According To Weeber. With his outspoken buildings and provocative ideas, for decades Carel Weeber was one of the most notable figures in the Dutch architectural world. Composed of rare film clips, this documentary offers a captivating portrait of an ‘un-Dutch architect’ who made an exceptional contribution to architecture in the Netherlands. Tracy Metz and Wouter Vanstiphout will talk to Den Hollander about the film, don’t miss it!
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The Story of La Grande Arche
JEAN-MARIE MONTANGERAND | FRANCE 2023 | 52 MIN. | FRENCH | SUBTITLES: EN
Saturday 12 October, 18:15, LantarenVenster zaal 1
One of the most spectacular results of François Mitterrand’s Grands Projets. A film about the international competition and pioneering project for the Grande Arche in La Défense, designed by the unknown Danish architect J.O. Spreckelsen. Screening icw OMI Rotterdam in the context of the exhibition Rotterdam Culture City, and with an introduction by Manuela Triggianese
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