Slaughterhouses of Modernity

Synopsis

Contemporary cinema’s preeminent chronicler of architecture and its intersection with the ever-present crisis of 20th-century modernity, Heinz Emigholz returns with an alternately mournful and sly treatise on how the presence—and, in some cases, absence—of municipal and communal building architecture is inseparable from capitalist ideology. Focusing mainly on cities and provinces in Argentina, Germany, and Bolivia, Emigholz’s latest film is a work of quiet observation and historical excavation. From slaughterhouses in Salamone to the flooded former spa city of Epecuén to the newly built Humboldt Forum in Berlin, the film demonstrates the effect of capital on public spaces, where creation and destruction go hand in hand, and as always, Emigholz makes the journey one of intellectual force and cinematic beauty.

Main Cast

Stefan Kolosko

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Susanne Bredehöft

(voice over)

Age : 66 | Popularity : 3%

Heinz Emigholz

(voice over)

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Kiev Stingl

(voice over)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Heinz Emigholz
Editing	Editor	Heinz Emigholz Till Beckmann
Writing	Writer	Heinz Emigholz
Crew	Cinematography	Heinz Emigholz Till Beckmann
Production	Producer	Irene von Alberti Frieder Schlaich
Art	Set Designer	Ueli Etter
Department	Role	Name

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