Gaudí on Screen: Teshigahara's 1984 Film and the Architect's Cinematic Legacy
In Oviedo, Spain, a discussion took place at Cines Embajadores Foncalada featuring architect Jorge Gorostiza, following a screening of Hiroshi Teshigahara's 1984 film 'Antonio Gaudí'. The event, organized by the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Asturias and led by Daniel Trapiello, highlighted Gaudí's presence in cinema, beginning with Emilio Rivas's 1943 short 'Gaudí'. Other significant works included 'Piedras vivas' (1952), Teshigahara's 1959 short 'Gaudí, Catalunya', and Ken Russell's 1961 BBC production. Additionally, Televisión Española created several films about Gaudí, and he was featured in José María Argemí's 1960 film and two episodes of 'Las tres mellizas' (2002). Gorostiza's publication enumerates 2,367 films with architects, while Teshigahara's work is distinguished by its music and a brief interview with Isidre Puig Boada. Last year, Antonio Santos released 'Jardines de piedra'.
Key facts
- Jorge Gorostiza spoke at a debate after a screening of Teshigahara's 'Antonio Gaudí' at Cines Embajadores Foncalada in Oviedo.
- The event was part of the I Ciclo de Cine y Arquitectura, organized by the Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Asturias and coordinated by Daniel Trapiello.
- Emilio Rivas directed the 1943 short documentary 'Gaudí'.
- Francesc Català-Roca and Anastasio Calzada filmed 'Piedras vivas' in 1952, winning gold at the Festival de Cine Amateur de Ancona.
- Teshigahara's 1959 short 'Gaudí, Catalunya' was shot in 16mm.
- Ken Russell made a BBC film on Gaudí in 1961.
- Mauro Richetti won first prize at the Festival de la Ciencia de Pavía in 1962.
- NO-DO mentioned Gaudí only four times, including a 1951 segment on the Sagrada Família and a 1956 Dalí conference at Park Güell.
- Gaudí appeared in José María Argemí's 1960 feature, John Alaino's 1974 film, and Manuel Huerga's 1988 mockumentary.
- Gaudí was animated in two episodes of 'Las tres mellizas' (2002) by Roser Capdevila.
- Gorostiza's book 'La imagen supuesta' (1997) listed 375 films with architects; now 2,367.
- Albert Speer appeared in seventeen films.
- Teshigahara's film eliminates voice-over except for Isidre Puig Boada, with music by Junichi Segawa.
- Juan Bassegoda Nonell supervised the film.
- Antonio Santos published 'Jardines de piedra' on Teshigahara last year.
Entities
Artists
- Antoni Gaudí
- Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Jorge Gorostiza
- Daniel Trapiello
- Emilio Rivas
- Francesc Català-Roca
- Anastasio Calzada
- Ken Russell
- Mauro Richetti
- Jesús Fernández Santos
- Miguel Lluch
- Antoni Verdaguer
- Antonio J. Betancor
- Salvador Dalí
- Albert Speer
- José María Argemí
- John Alaino
- José Luis López Vázquez
- Manuel Huerga
- Roser Capdevila
- Isidre Puig Boada
- Juan Bassegoda Nonell
- Junichi Segawa
- Antonio Santos
Institutions
- Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Asturias
- Cines Embajadores Foncalada
- BBC
- Televisión Española
- NO-DO
- Canal 33
- Televisió de Catalunya
- Fundación Caja de Arquitectos
- Shangrila
- Ocho y Medio
Locations
- Oviedo
- Spain
- Barcelona
- Ancona
- Italy
- Pavía
- Cataluña
- Park Güell
- Sagrada Família
- Casa Milá
- Madrid
- Japan
Sources
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