In 1988, Lisbon’s Chiado was ravaged by a fire; now, some of the highest real estate property prices in Portugal are paid for a piece of this Álvaro Siza Vieira-renovated area. Reproduta interdita was one of Pêra’s first (and certainly weirdest) works to deal with the aftermath of this disaster.
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Arquitectura de peso
On the absurdities of a country riddled with economic crisis trying to look powerful and important by way of architectural grand-standing.
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A cidade de Cassiano
A noir documentary about architect Cassiano Branco; or: Where has the promise of Modernism gone, and what could have happened to Lisbon?
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Lisboa-boa 345 D.T. (Remix 2019)
Will Lissabon be a Garden of Earthly Delights 81 years from now? This revised version of Pêra’s animation classic provides unexpected (in)
Film details
- Country of production
- Portugal
- Year
- 1990
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 8"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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