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Reconversion (2012)

Reconversion poster
Original title
Reconversão
Directed by
Thom Andersen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Portugal
Runtime
1h 08m
Rated
12
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A documentary about the Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura. It shows 17 of his projects, mostly granite structures in northern Portugal, through present-day footage and archive material.

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What happens

Reconversão ist ein Dokumentarfilm des US-amerikanischen Regisseurs Thom Andersen aus dem Jahr 2012. Der Film Reconversão (dt.: Umwandlung) ist untertitelt mit dem Satz: um filme de Thom Andersen sobre a arquitetura de Eduardo Souto de Moura (dt.: „ein Film von Thom Andersen über die Architektur von Eduardo Souto de Moura“). Hauptaugenmerk liegt auf den meist granitenen Werken Mouras in Nordportugal. Anhand von 17 Projekten porträtiert der Film das Wirken des Architekten Eduardo Souto de Moura. Heutige Aufnahmen und einiges Archivmaterial werden von Zitaten Mouras begleitet, der zum Ende in einem Gespräch auch selbst zu Wort kommt. Es entsteht ein Querschnitt der Arbeit Mouras, seiner Ansichten und Methoden.Klappentext der DVD „Reconversão“, FNAC/Curtas Metragens CRL, Oktober 2014 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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