From Wikipedia ("The International", by Tom Tykwer, best known for "Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt"):
"Architecture is central to the meaning of The International. The villains inhabit impersonal buildings, built of glass and steel, which reflects Owen's discovery that anonymous forces operated by readily replaceable people run this world and there's nothing an ordinary citizen can do about it". (Philip French, in his review for The Observer)
The Phaeno Centre Wolfsburg, by Zaha Hadid, as stage setting, image: screenshot from DVD
The Phaeno Centre Wolfsburg, by Zaha Hadid, as stage setting, image: screenshot from DVD
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Hi.Great to get inspiration from film/documnetary.Do you know about any other film/TV-programs that may be interesting?
great post...
it's on my table at home ready for viewing. all those buildings that are listed as making a cameo in the film strike me as only having one motivation: to make the visitor feel small, insignificant and degraded. the screenshots you have posted here seem to confirm that. very intriguing approach to plot setting for a film about a "big brother" corporation. it would be even better to hear about the criteria the filmmakers compiled when selecting these locations....
thanks for sharing
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