In 1956 Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer joined with other Brazilians to build a new city and new society - Brasilia. Niemeyer continued to work toward the completion of the city, the buildings of which exhibit a high aesthetic impact that avoids American and European functional emphasis. His major disappointment is in the failure of the project to produce a new society - life in Brasilia remains stratified and formalised.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011928
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Buildings
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architects
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architects and community
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture and society
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Brazil - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Change (Psychology)
People → Niemeyer, Oscar, 1907-
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)