Not a movie, but a series of interesting youtube videos on Architecture ..

If you abhor most contemporary architecture, you've probably never heard of John Lautner who was a genius at defining space. To me the equivalent of Mozart or Beethoven or Bach in 3 dimensions.

This fellow runs a channel where he looks at many of Lautner's designs, and does a great job of explainging the design and how the space works. He also covers some other mid century builders, but many of them have been covered in depth, whereas John Lautner is truly a forgotten genius. No one has yet come along that can walk in his footsteps.

You may recognize some of his homes, they have been in James Bond and other films. Were I to hit the lottery, I think I'd build a licensed copy of this home somewhere pleasant and not in southern california...

there are at least 2 documentaries about John Lautner as well as several books and some filmed talks.
The best book is quite expensive, around 300$, but is available for hourly loan on archive.org if you become a free member.

Its best viewed on a large 25" or bigger monitor, otherwise all the detail is lost..

https://archive.org/details/architectureofjo0000hess

 

Aniara [2018]

A spaceship carrying settlers to Mars is knocked off course, causing the consumption-obsessed passengers to consider their place in the universe.

There’s both so much and so little to say about this film. It’s slow-paced, deeply melancholic—far from the kind of movies I usually enjoy.

And yet, after watching it, it has earned a place in my top twenty, maybe even top ten.

I want to watch it again… but I don’t quite have the courage.

 

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