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Palace for the People

PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE tells the stories of five buildings, representative of socialist times and witnessing the historical turbulence in Eastern Europe in the second half of the XX century. The National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Moscow State University, Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Palace of Serbia in Belgrade, Palace of the Republic in Berlin are unique architectural creatures made with a lot of courage and a bit of lunacy to remind the people there was an ultimate power and brighter future. Each one is the tallest, the largest, has the biggest clock on Earth, or the most advanced technology of its time. The film takes a snapshot of the palaces today, as seen through the eyes of people related to them – their architects, former and current directors, ordinary people who worked in them.

Director:
Georgi Bogdanov, Boris Missirkov
Year:
2018
Country:
Bulgaria, Germany, Romania
Genre:
Documentary
Duration:
76 minutes
Language:
German, Russian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Serbian
Subtitles:
English & Romanian
Screening:
Thursday, 7 November, Cinema Elvire Popesco
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