The Power of Utopia: Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (2024)

Original title

Kraft der Utopie – Leben mit Le Corbusier in Chandigarh

Directed by

Karin Bucher, Thomas Karrer

Genre

documentary film

Country

Switzerland

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

12

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This documentary follows four cultural workers living in Chandigarh, the Indian city designed by Le Corbusier seven decades ago. It examines how his modernist utopia shapes their daily lives and questions the legacy of his architectural vision in a non-Western context.

contemplativereflectiveatmosphericthoughtfulmeditativeobservationalculturally awareslow-paced

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