When most people think about the architecture of Antonio Gaudi, they bring to mind something like this:
Its very impressive and why I wanted to watch this film. But you know me, I'm always more interested in the basic structure of things....
This is literally what is in the basement of his structures.
That last support system looks a lot like a fossilized skeleton structure, just as much as this staircase appears lined with vertebrae:
In fact, a lot of the interiors look like the setting for a nightmare suffered jointly by David Cronenberg and Salvador Dali. At times it was so utterly disturbing that I had to find the fast-forward button with my eyes closed.
Think happy thoughts...
Think happy thoughts....
Antonio Gaudi (1984)
directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara
7 comments:
Funny you ...
This is one I don't know at all. (My education is sadly lacking, but improving, thanks to you.)
In a most superficial way, these pictures remind me of those science fiction films where the "discovered" space ship is alive in some ways. Always interesting, always uncomfortable.
jb
I admire the strange narrative of this article. A very fantastic illustration. Thank you.
What a spectacular basement. Gaudi left no stone unturned, so to speak. Too bad this setting couldn't be used in a film by some aspiring filmmaker. It's that good.
I've always wanted to know what the interiors looked like. I never expected them to be so scary!
They are very science-fiction-like in that unsettling pulsing, living yet unrecognizable way. In other words - creepy.
I wonder how available these interiors are for film makers. I rarely see photos of the basements. I wonder if Teshigahara needed special permission or if this is just an untapped source for film settings....
shahn,
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Love this film. Takemitsu's score alone is a tremendous achievement.
I believe Antonioni was able to shoot scenes for a narrative film (the Passenger) inside Gaudi structures. or maybe he just used exteriors. My memory is not perfect, lord knows.
MovieMan: Done!
Brain: Trust Antonioni, the most architectually minded director. I'll check it out. Thanks!
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