The Power of Utopia: Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh
2023•1h 24m•Released
Documentary
With the construction of the Indian planned city of Chandigarh, the Swiss and French architect Le Corbusier completed his life's work 70 years ago. Chandigarh is a controversial synthesis of the arts, a bold utopia of modernity. The film accompanies four cultural workers who live in the planned city and reflects on Le Corbusier's legacy, utopian urban ideas and the cultural differences between East and West in an atmospherically dense narrative.
Director
Thomas Karrer
Writer
Karin Bucher
Languages
German, English
Studio
Karrer Multivision
Production
Company
Karrer Multivision
Producer
Thomas Karrer
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