KOOLHAAS HOUSELIFE is a film by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine on one of the masterpieces of contemporary architecture of recent years: the house in Bordeaux designed by Rem Koolhaas / OMA.
Unlike most movies about architecture, this feature focuses less on explaining the building, its structure and its virtuosity than on letting the viewer enter into the invisible bubble of the daily intimacy of one of the icons of contemporary architecture. This experiment presents a new way of looking at architecture and broadens the field of its representation.
Like any house, this is a place where different lives are lived, with all its chaos, its wear and tear, and its changes. The work of Bêka and Lemoine offers us a portrait of the real and changing vitality of one of those monuments that we believe are immortal.
This is realized through the stories and daily chores of Guadalupe Acedo, the home’s caretaker and housekeeper, and the other people who look after the building. Following and interacting with Guadalupe, blooms an unusual and unpredictable look at the spaces and structure of the building.
NEWS ABOUT THE MOVIE:March 2008A special projection of the film is being organised at the
CCA in Montreal and at
Storefront for Art & Architecture in New York City.
February 2008A special projection of the film is being organised at the
GSD of Harvard University.September 200715th of September, in the first number of the new version of Abitare magazine, by the new director Stefano Boeri, you can read a 12 pages article + cover page on this film, made of extracts of the shooting diary and numerous pictures.
ABITARELINKS:Take also a look at the
movie website, another
trailer of the film, at the
schedule and at
"Living Architecture" in the
BêkaFilms website.
Title:
KOOLHAAS HOUSELIFEGenre:
Art/Documentary | Director:
Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine | With:
Guadalupe Acedo | Image:
Ila Bêka | Sound:
Ila Bêka | Editing:
Louise Lemoine, Tiros Niakaj |
Producer:
Francesco Pappalardo | Production:
BêkaFilmsLanguage:
Français | Subtitles: English, Italian |
Timing:
63'.
Labels: Koolhaas Houselife
