Fernand Pouillon, Une architecture habitée
2017/01/01 • Released • French
Overview
In this documentary, Marie-Claire Rubinstein reveals to us, through the testimonies of the inhabitants who live there, the architectural achievements of the French urban planner Fernand Pouillon in Algiers. In particular the vast complexes of hundreds of social housing units, including the most famous Diar E Saâd (1953), Diar El Mahçoul (1954) and Climat de France (1957). The historical context, during the war of independence is related by the historian Benjamin Stora and Nadir Boumaza. This documentary also evokes the personality of Fernand Pouillon in a post-colonial context.
Director : Marie-Claire Rubinstein
Casts
Fernand Pouillon
Self (archive footage)
Nadir Boumaza
Self
Benjamin Stora
Self
Recommended
Zeitgeist: Addendum
October 2, 2008
Farewell Moscow
February 9, 1987
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
April 7, 1995
Man of the East
September 28, 1972
Destroy All Monsters
August 1, 1968
The Cuckoo
September 12, 2002
Land and Freedom
April 7, 1995
Gaslight
August 31, 1940
Taxi 3
January 29, 2003
Decalogue IV
May 16, 1989
Nights in Rodanthe
September 26, 2008
Mothra vs. Godzilla
April 29, 1964
Moscow, I Love You!
September 2, 2010
Eyyvah Eyvah 3
January 31, 2014
The Man Who Would Be King
December 3, 1975
The Baby of Mâcon
September 17, 1993
The Four Musketeers
October 31, 1974
Boys on the Side
February 3, 1995
Jack Frusciante è uscito dal gruppo
April 2, 1996
Buddies
September 12, 1985