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Building Bastille — The Improbable Story of the Paris Opera

A half a billion dollar project, a crushing architectural challenge, an impossible deadline, two warring political titans and a blind competition that chose – the wrong guy?
A half a billion dollar project, a crushing architectural challenge and impossible deadline, two warring political titans and an architect who has never built anything. What could go wrong?

Director:
Leif Kaldor
Year:
2021
Country:
Canada
Genre:
Documentary
Duration:
76 minutes
Language:
English
Subtitles:
Română
Screening:
Saturday, 12 November, Cinema Elvire Popeco

Awards and festivals:

October 9th Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam / October 16, 2021 ArchFilm Lund, Sweden / 21st October 2021 Milano Design Film Festival / Feb 4, 2022 EYE FilmMuseum Amsterdam / March 2022 LE FIFA Montreal / May, 2022 International Art Film Festival, Israel.