Synopsis
2002, Palm Springs, California: an incredible architecturally designed house is bulldozed to the ground by an individual who had just bought if for $2.45 million. Built in 1962, this "modernist jewel" was conceived by Richard Neutra to house a large art collection. By delving into Neutra's interest in psychoanalysis and into the rumors of the buyer's enacting a personal vendetta, the film investigates our desire to protect and destroy beauty.
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- Co-production : Backyard Films
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- Director of Photography : Victor Zébo
- Editors : Yan Tomaszewski, Benjamin Cataliotti Valdina
- Sound Recordist : Camille Michel
- Producer : Yan Tomaszewski
- Voice-over : Kate Moran
- Assistant Operator : François Nobécourt
- Sound editors : Yan Tomaszewski, Benjamin Cataliotti Valdina
- Production Designer : Yan Tomaszewski
- Sound Mixer : Emmanuel Desguez
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Experimental, Research - Experimental, Crime/thriller, Fairy tale
- Themes : Architecture, Psychoanalysis, Sculpture
- Production language : English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 22 min 22 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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