Antonio Gaudi

Synopsis

Presents Gaudi as a believer in the plastic and naturalistic potential of architecture, showing the relationship between artistic tradition and craftsmanship and his religious devotion. Shows Gaudi’s major architectural achievements: the Casa Vicens, the Palacio and Park Guell, the Casa Batilo, the Casa Mila and the Sagrada Familia.

Language

English

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 21 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1971

Availability

Hire

Uses

Undergraduates as part of a course on 19th and 20th century architecture or the origins of ‘modern’ architecture.*

Subjects

Architecture

Keywords

architectural design; biographies; Gaudi, Antonio

Credits

Director

Neil Thomson

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.