Antonio Gaudi: to a dancing god

Filmed in Barcelona, this program is an examination of the Art Nouveau architecture and philosophy of Spanish architect, Antonio Gaudi. It takes a retrospective look at his work, exploring the strong, sure buildings, churches and mosaics that were his masterpiece. This film was submitted by Theo Mathews as his thesis for an Associateship in Architecture at the Western Australian Institute of Technology. Suitable for Middle-Upper Secondary students.

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Credits

director

Theo Matthews

Duration

00:31:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300935

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Barcelona (Spain)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Spain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture

Crafts & Visual Arts → Gaudi, Antonio

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

History → History

People → Gaudi, Antonio

Places → Barcelona (Spain)

Places → Spain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1974

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