Antonio Gaudi (2 Discs) (Criterion Collection) (Restored / Remastered)

Price 21.99 - 39.95 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 715515028325

Manufacture The Voyager Company

Manufacture Country USA

Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí (1852 1926) designed some of the world s most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks; Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara constructed some of the most aesthetically audacious films of the second half of the twentieth century. Here, their artistry melds in a unique, enthralling cinematic experience. Less a documentary than a visual poem, Teshigahara s ANTONIO GAUDI takes viewers on a tour of Gaudí s truly spectacular architecture, including his massive still-unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia cathedral, in Barcelona. With camerawork as bold and sensual as the curves on his subject s organic surfaces, Teshigahara immortalizes Gaudí on film. Special Features * - New, restored high-definition digital transfer * - New video interview with architect Arata Isozaki * - Gaudí, Catalunya 1959, a short film by Hiroshi Teshigahara featuring footage from his first trip to Spain * - Monitor: Antonio Gaudí (1961), a short film essay by director Ken Russell * - VITA, a short film by Teshigahara on the sculpture work of his father, Sofu Teshigahara * - Original theatrical trailer * - New and improved English subtitle translation * - PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by art historian Dore Ashton, and reprinted writings by Hiroshi and Sofu