Fernand Pouillon, Le roman d'un architecte
Movie
Geners : Documentary
Rate : imdb 10/10
Status : Released
Language : Français fr
Country : France
Release :2003-01-01
RunTime :52 mins
Story :Constructing freestone buildings on the cheap, Pouillon made a name for himself at the end of the 1940s in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, shaking up his peers who only dreamed of towers and concrete bars. In Algiers, until Independence, he built in record time thousands of homes for the poorest, real urban projects inspired by traditional forms. In the Paris region, to build comfortable buildings quickly and well, nestled in the greenery, he becomes a promoter: this too adventurous bet leads him to prison and retains his reputation. Not very explicit about this complex affair, but seduced by a contemporary architecture that combines technical inventiveness and ancient references, Christian Meunier films by multiplying the angles of view. Today's lively atmospheres are interspersed with archive footage, while Pouillon's writings are read off. Moved, his collaborators evoke a demanding and generous man, with an infectious passion.
Cast
Fernand PouillonSelf (archive footage)
Jean-Jacques DeluzArchitect
Rachid FehriSelf
Jean Lucien BonilloArchitect
Jean-Pierre SiameArchitect
Jean-Marie ChevallierSelf
Jean ChenivesseSelf
Jacques ChanaudSelf
François ChaslinSelf
Jean-François SusiniSelf
Serge PoilvageSelf
Antoine PerezSelf