Reconversion

2012 1h 8m PT

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 4

Documentary

Synopsis

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With Reconversão (Reconversion), Thom Andersen opens another fascinating chapter of his ongoing investigation of architectural landscapes, their filmic representation, and their relation to history, by focusing on 17 buildings and projects by the often-controversial Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura—winner of the 2011 Pritzker Prize. Echoing Dziga Vertov’s concepts and Eadweard Muybridge’s techniques (shooting only one or two frames per second), Andersen masterfully brings forward what makes Souto de Moura an original: the incorporation of the passing of time into architectural designs, positing them within a history fraught with class struggle and societal changes, in a continuum with ruins—from which they may originate, and to which they will return—and with nature—which they frame, and by which they are framed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thom Andersen
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: Portugal

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thom Andersen, shot by Peter Bo Rappmund. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2614316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thom Andersen directs. Peter Bo Rappmund behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Portugal. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

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1Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Thom Andersen, shot by Peter Bo Rappmund. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6IMDB entry: tt2614316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.