Gare du Nord : La Plus Grande Gare d'Europe

Jul 17, 2018

★ 8.0

Overview

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

Ah! Production

RMC Découverte

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Julien Bocher

Self - Director , gare du Nord

Jérémie Zeguerman

Self - Historian, railway specialist

Patrick Cognasson

Self - Railway historian

Clive Lamming

Self - Architect and engineer, co-founder and president of AREP

Étienne Tricaud

Self - Architect and engineer, co-founder and president of AREP

Jean-Marie Duthilleul

Self - Substation regulator, gare du Nord

Sylvain Guillon

Self (archive footage)

Noël Mamère

Self - Switchman-greaser, gare du Nord

Florian Artus

Self (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self - Substation regulator, gare du Nord

David Trendel

The Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is one of the great figures of modern architecture, ranked alongside Gropius, Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe. This film analyses Aalto’s uniquely successful resolution of the demands and possibilities created by new technology and construction materials with the need to make his buildings sympathetic both to their users and to their natural surroundings. His inventive use of timber in particular represents both a reference to the forest landscape of Finland and a building material that is ‘warm’ and extremely adaptable. Filmed in Finland, Italy, Germany and the USA, this documentary shows how the Finnish natural environment and art traditions were essential elements in Aalto’s pioneering harmonization of technology and nature.

5.5

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Dec 27, 2016

Best known for designing National Historic Landmarks such as St. Louis’ iconic Gateway Arch and the General Motors Technical Center, Saarinen also designed New York’s TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, Yale University’s Ingalls Rink and Morse and Ezra Stiles Colleges, Virginia’s Dulles Airport, and modernist pedestal furniture like the Tulip chair.

6.4

Explorer: Lost in the Arctic

Aug 24, 2023

Sir John Franklin set off from England in 1845 with two ships and 129 men to be the first to navigate the Northwest Passage, a new trade route over the top of the world, when Franklin’s ships vanished without a trace. Now, a team of explorers attempts to solve the mystery by retracing Franklin’s route in search of his long-lost tomb.

0.0

Aurélien

May 10, 2003

France, 1920s: An affluent ladies' man finds himself in love with a homely married woman.

0.0

The Architect: A Montford Point Marine

Sep 30, 2023

In this dynamic and dramatic short film, an African American veteran takes us on an extraordinary journey through his life. From a chance visit to the Pentagon, to growing up in a vibrant integrated neighborhood, his story is one of resilience and inspiration. Fueled by the determination to seize educational opportunities, he enlists just in time to experience the racial divisions of his era before Truman desegregates the military. Thrust into the brutality of the Korean War, the weight of combat becomes an indelible part of his soul. Returning home, he embarks on a new path as an architect and discovers unexpected connections in far-off Pakistan. As his family expands, his sons reflect on the man who raised them and the legacy he instilled. This film unearths the essence of the Black experience in the early 20th century, paints a vivid portrait of the Chosin Reservoir, and unravels the intricate tapestry of race, family, and personal growth.

6.1

Murder on the Orient Express

Apr 22, 2001

Agatha Christie's classic whodunit speeds into the twenty-first century. World-famous sleuth Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London onboard the luxurious Orient Express. But, the train comes to a sudden halt when a rock slide blocks the tracks ahead. And all the thrills of riding the famous train come to a halt when a man discovered dead in his compartment, stabbed nine times. The train is stranded. No one has gotten on or gotten off. That can only mean one thing: the killer is onboard, and it is up to Hercule Poirot to find him.

7.2

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

Oct 18, 2018

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD.

0.0

Journey to the East

May 30, 2021

Could our mounting modern problems have ancient solutions? Travel to the depths of China to find out.

7.5

Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City

Jan 1, 1968

In 1967, de Andrade was invited by the Italian company Olivetti to produce a documentary on the new Brazilian capital city of Brasília. Constructed during the latter half of the 1950s and founded in 1960, the city was part of an effort to populate Brazil’s vast interior region and was to be the embodiment of democratic urban planning, free from the class divisions and inequalities that characterize so many metropolises. Unsurprisingly, Brasília, Contradições de uma Cidade Nova (Brasília, Contradictions of a New City, 1968) revealed Brasília to be utopic only for the wealthy, replicating the same social problems present in every Brazilian city. (Senses of Cinema)

10.0

Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark

Apr 12, 2019

The Richardson Olmsted Campus, a former psychiatric center and National Historic Landmark, is seeing new life as it undergoes restoration and adaptation to a modern use.

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Dies irae

Jan 1, 1984

A 1984 Slovak language drama film directed by Martin Tapák.

5.3

Amancio Williams

Nov 18, 2013

A biography documentary of the Argentine modernist architect Amancio Williams.

7.8

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Aug 26, 1979

The plot of Marine Express can be described in two parts. The first part focuses on the people boarding the train and the problems they encounter on it. The second part takes place after the train has stopped at its half-way point, an island that used to be home to an ancient civilization millennia ago and has its fair share of secrets.

8.0

Cologne Cathedral: The French Cathedral on the Rhine

Sep 21, 2024

An exploration of Cologne Cathedral, an emblematic monument and world heritage site. The towering place of worship took over 600 years to complete. Once the tallest building in the world, its ornate facade remains a masterpiece of Gothic architecture - and a reflection of the evolution of Franco-German relations.

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Rietveld Houses: A piece of furniture to live in

Jun 25, 2024

In 2024, the iconic Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Gerrit Rietveld designed and built the house in close collaboration with his secret lover and creative partner Truus Schröder. Rietveld himself did not build his houses for eternity; he thought a life cycle of 50 years was sufficient. But the current owners of houses designed by Rietveld think differently about this. They pull out all the stops to renovate and preserve their Rietveld houses.

7.1

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

Jun 30, 1896

A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.

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From the West

Apr 19, 2016

A film essay investigating the question of what “the West” means beyond the cardinal direction: a model of society inscribed itself in the Federal Republic of Germany’s postwar history and architecture. The narrator shifts among reflections on modern architecture and property relations, detailed scenes from childhood, and a passed-down memory of a “hemmed-in West Germany,” recalling the years of her parents’ membership in a 1970s communist splinter group.

7.5

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Sep 23, 1927

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.

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Snowy Train

Oct 19, 2024

Inside the train from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen, the snow-covered landscape and the darkness of the tunnel, three windows offer serene yet ever-changing impressions.

6.0

Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto

Mar 31, 2012

This documentary follows 200 days in the life of contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto— a leading presence in the world of modern art. He is the winner of many prestigious awards and his photographs are sold for millions of yen at overseas auctions. The film shows the sites of the Architecture series shot in southern France, the huge installation art work at 17th Biennale of Sydney, his new work Mathematics at Provence, his art studio while working on Lightning Fields, and more. It thoroughly pursues the question Sugimoto's works pose - "living in modern times, what are these works trying to tell us?" A thrilling look into the world of Hiroshi Sugimoto.

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Julien Bocher

Self - Director , gare du Nord

Jérémie Zeguerman

Self - Historian, railway specialist

Patrick Cognasson

Self - Railway historian

Clive Lamming

Self - Architect and engineer, co-founder and president of AREP

Étienne Tricaud

Self - Architect and engineer, co-founder and president of AREP

Jean-Marie Duthilleul

Self - Substation regulator, gare du Nord

Sylvain Guillon

Self (archive footage)

Noël Mamère

Self - Switchman-greaser, gare du Nord

Florian Artus

Self (archive footage)

François Mitterrand

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self - Substation regulator, gare du Nord

Gare du Nord : La Plus Grande Gare d'Europe

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Gare du Nord : La Plus Grande Gare d'Europe Trailers

Cast

Julien Bocher

Jérémie Zeguerman

Patrick Cognasson

Clive Lamming

Étienne Tricaud

Jean-Marie Duthilleul

Sylvain Guillon

Noël Mamère

Florian Artus

François Mitterrand

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

David Trendel

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Cast

Julien Bocher

Jérémie Zeguerman

Patrick Cognasson

Clive Lamming

Étienne Tricaud

Jean-Marie Duthilleul

Sylvain Guillon

Noël Mamère

Florian Artus

François Mitterrand

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

David Trendel

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Alvar Aalto: Technology and Nature

Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Explorer: Lost in the Arctic

Aurélien

The Architect: A Montford Point Marine

Murder on the Orient Express

Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy

Journey to the East

Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City

Reimagining A Buffalo Landmark

Dies irae

Amancio Williams

Undersea Super Train: Marine Express

Cologne Cathedral: The French Cathedral on the Rhine

Rietveld Houses: A piece of furniture to live in

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat

From the West

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Snowy Train

Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto

Gare du Nord : La Plus Grande Gare d'Europe Trailers