14 August 2008

Urban Films


















I know there are a lot of films that architects covet for their use of space and light. Its not hard to see the strong comparison to an architect designing space and light...and the film maker capturing space and light. But here I wanted to begin listing films that capture a bit more than just the spatial, but include films that are about city-building. Films that give us that amazing opportunity to see a city - different.

In the Pit (2006) - Life and Culture of Mexican road construction workers
Paris, Je T'aime (2007) - five minute stories painted with Paris as the canvass
The Fifth Element (1997) - futuristic adventure set within a 3D city
The Truman Show (1998) - New Urbanism and a stage set community

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