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Architecton

2024 1h 38m Documentary List
100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews
From filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky (Gunda, Aquarela) comes an epic, intimate and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward. Centering on a landscape project by the Italian architect Michele de Lucci, Kossakovsky uses the circle to reflect on the rise and fall of civilizations, capturing breathtaking imagery from the temple ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon, dating back to AD 60, to the recent destruction of cities in Turkey following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in early 2023. Rocks and stone connect the disparate societies, from ghostly monoliths stuck in the earth to tragic heaps of concrete rubble waiting to be hauled off and repurposed anew. Through Kossakovsky’s inquisitive lens, the grandeur and folly of humanity and its precarious relationship with nature posits the urgent question: How do we build, and how can we build better, before it’s too late? Read More Read Less

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Jordan Mintzer Hollywood Reporter You don’t watch a Kossakovsky movie as much as you take it in with eyes wide open, immersing yourself in images and associations that present everyday phenomena in a whole new way. Feb 20, 2024 Full Review Guy Lodge Variety This is blatantly dazzling, epic-scale filmmaking that nonetheless invites viewers to consider the implications of our awe. Feb 20, 2024 Full Review Nicolás Medina Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat Through the juxtaposition of images and sounds, matter comes to life and becomes a character that society constantly mistreats. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 9/10 Mar 26, 2024 Full Review Erick Estrada Cinegarage Architecton reaches a higher visual level to deliver its discourse... [Full review in Spanish] Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Damon Wise Deadline Hollywood Daily Such a concept isn’t all that new, but Kossakovsky’s fascinating, magnetic film essay does help us to reassess what we’ve lost over the centuries. Feb 27, 2024 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com As we drift through the ruins of the past, a portrait emerges juxtaposing the inherent differences regarding the materials and designs of the present. Rated: 3.5/5 Feb 21, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis From filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky (Gunda, Aquarela) comes an epic, intimate and poetic meditation on architecture and how the design and construction of buildings from the ancient past reveal our destruction — and offer hope for survival and a way forward. Centering on a landscape project by the Italian architect Michele de Lucci, Kossakovsky uses the circle to reflect on the rise and fall of civilizations, capturing breathtaking imagery from the temple ruins of Baalbek in Lebanon, dating back to AD 60, to the recent destruction of cities in Turkey following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in early 2023. Rocks and stone connect the disparate societies, from ghostly monoliths stuck in the earth to tragic heaps of concrete rubble waiting to be hauled off and repurposed anew. Through Kossakovsky’s inquisitive lens, the grandeur and folly of humanity and its precarious relationship with nature posits the urgent question: How do we build, and how can we build better, before it’s too late?
Director
Victor Kossakovsky
Producer
Heino Deckert
Screenwriter
Victor Kossakovsky
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Italian
Runtime
1h 38m