Grandma and Le Corbusier
Written and directed by Marjolaine NORMIER
Documentary • 58 mn • 2017
Synopsis
The precise indications of measurements, the sure selection of colors, the millimetric search of the functions of space and of the furniture, in short all the vademecum of the habitability of Le Corbusier, useful to the grandma of the director, dealing with the reconstruction of her apartment in the aftermath of a fire. Where? In the Unité d’Habitation, of Marseilles. One of the most studied and most visited modernist condominiums of the history of architecture, and for sure one of the most known and discussed. The friendly old lady meets with the equipe of experts and the troupe to redraw the sixty years that she lived there, weaving her daily life and memories with the visionary standard of a persistent architect of the past
Produced by
Les Films de l’œil sauvage (France)
In coproduction with
Tita Productions (France)
Télé Paese (France)
Le Fresnoy-Studio National (France)
With the support of
CNC – Fonds de Soutien Audiovisuel
Région Sud
PROCIREP-ANGOA
La SCAM - Bourse Brouillon d'un Rêve
Mission du patrimoine DAPA
International sales
Tangente Distribution
Festivals and awards
Festival International du Film sur l’Art de Montréal
Image de ville
Rotterdam Architecture Film Festival
Winnipeg Architecture Festival
Copenhagen Architecture Festival
Territoires en Image
Festival Après Varan
Seoul International Architecture Film Festival
Milano Design Film Festival
Festival Ecrans Urbains - Architectural Film Award
Festival Close Up
Les journées du patrimoine de Vitrolles