Product Description

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #35965 in DVD
• Brand: Image Entertainment
• Released on: 2008-03-18
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Restored, Subtitled
• Original language: Japanese, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 72 minutes