Sullivan’s Banks explores eight buildings in the US Midwest built between 1908 and 1920 according to Louis H. Sullivan’s vision. Their generosity suggests a Whitmanian ideal of community and democracy. Part two of Emigholz’s architectural studies that form the film collection Photography and Beyond.
Also in this combined programme
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Miscellanea II
A diary-like view of Emigholz’s life and thoughts around the time of Sullivan’s Banks and Maillart’s Bridges. A meditation on the fabulous folly of hu -
Miscellanea I
A diary-like view of Emigholz’s life and thoughts around the time of The Holy Bunch, transformed into a concise meditation on life’s fleetingness. -
Maillarts Brücken
Exploration of 14 steel/concrete structures, mainly bridges. Emigholz’s gaze reveals the austere poetry of Robert Maillart’s art.
Film details
- Country of production
- Germany
- Year
- 2000
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 38'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
