Films & Architecture: “THX 1138” The first film of George Lucas is without any doubt a master piece in terms of how to represent futuristic spaces. In THX 1138 the underground spaces are absolutely controlled. People’s behavior is driven by different drugs depending on the physical effect required. The movie contained a catalogue of spatial experiences and explore new forms of spaces that are many years forward the ’70 ideas. We invite you to enjoy this magnificent film and let us know your comments below! Original Title: THX 1138 Year: 1971 Runtime: 86 min. The human race has been relocated to a underground city located beneath the Earth’s surface. Factory worker THX-1138 stops taking the drugs and he breaks the law when he finds himself falling in love with his room-mate LUH 3417 and is imprisoned when LUH 3417 is pregnant. Films & Architecture: “The International” Not that many films can have the amount of high-end architecture as location for their scenes.
In “The International” the characters goes to a secondary position – through architects’ eyes - since the movie is a showroom of well known buildings and cities. The mythic Guggenheim Museum in New York by Frank Lloyd Wright serves as the space for one of the main scenes, jumping to the Phaeno Science Center by Zaha Hadid in Wolfsburg, Germany. Cities where the movie was filmed include Istanbul, Berlin, Lyon, Milan, and New York, showing us an impressive catalogue of “international” architecture. Let us know your thoughts about the movie and international architecture. What does this concept mean today? Original Title: The International Year: 2010 Runtime: 118 min. The Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and his partner are investigating the International Bank of Business and Credit (IBBC). Films & Architecture: “Equilibrium” Equilibrium shows a city of the future where all feelings have been suppressed in order to avoid war.
Any means of expression that could urge a sensorial response is censored and terminated. Diversity and free thinking have been replaced by uniformity and an unquestionable authority of a “Father”, who guides lives in this new society. The entire city organization is prepared for accommodating spaces needed by the administration, including public space for citizens to congregate, and several kinds of facilities for control. Do you think we could deal with this kind of cities in the future, or maybe they already exist? As always, we wait for you to enjoy it and let us know your thoughts in comments.
Original Title: Equilibrium Year: 2002 Runtime: 107 min. At the end of World War III, the world fell under the control of Father and the Tetragrammaton: a government that outlaws all forms of art and emotion. Tarkovsky Films Now Free Online. Andrei Tarkovsky (1932-1986) firmly positioned himself as the finest Soviet director of the post-War period. But his influence extended well beyond the Soviet Union. The Cahiers du cinéma consistently ranked his films on their top ten annual lists. Ingmar Bergman went so far as to say, "Tarkovsky for me is the greatest [director], the one who invented a new language, true to the nature of film, as it captures life as a reflection, life as a dream.
" And Akira Kurosawa acknowledged his influence too, adding, "I love all of Tarkovsky's films. I love his personality and all his works. Shot between 1962 and 1986, Tarkovsky's seven feature films often grapple with metaphysical and spiritual themes, using a distinctive cinematic style. You can now watch Tarkovsky's films online – for free. NOTE: If you access the films via YouTube, be sure to click "CC" at the bottom of the videos to access the subtitles.
Would you like to support the mission of Open Culture? Related Content: Films & Architecture: “The Architect” The Architect, is not a renowned film. We have to admit that there’s not that much unique about it in terms of cinematography. However, for us the plot of this movie is quite relevant. The director uses an specific example, one built utopian residential complex in United States to illustrate the issues that were not considered during design of these uniformity-driven blocks.
Tell us your thoughts about this topic, and what is the kind of responsibility that relies on architects, or on the whole profession of architecture? Original Title: The Architect Year: 2006 Runtime: 82 min. Architect Leo Waters’ life is in trouble and in order to have some sense of control he attempts to laud over the other members of his family. Tonya Neely (Viola Davis) is a black community organizer who lives in the high-rise public housing Leo designed several years before.