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A series of short documentaries about Prague and individual architectural styles including avant-garde films by Alexander Hackenschmied (aka Hammid) who later contributed to the documentary genre and with his wife Maya Deren co-directed Meshes of the Afternoon.

 

London 19 – 23 April
Bristol 3 May
Norwich 12 May
Cambridge 15 May
Oxford 21 May

   
 

Dear Master,
Josip Plecnik The Architect of Prague Castle
Drahy mistre;
Josip Plecnik, architekt Prazskeho hradu
Pavel Koutecky, 1996, 60', English subtitles

 

London 20 April

An essay about the distinguished architect Josip Plecnik (1872 - 1957), one of the founders of modern architecture, exploring his individual style and intercutting between his extraordinary work in Prague, particularly Prague Castle, and in his native Slovenia. The camera seeks to interpret the architecture and reveal how Plecnik was as sensitive to detail as to the overall plan, using proportion and an elegant simplicity to link a wealth of different forms and create a harmonious whole. It also looks at Plecnik himself and his relationship with President Masaryk and his daughter.

   
   

   

     

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