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A prophet? A modernist visionary? An opportunist (in the best sense of the word)? A dinosaur? A romantic? Alvar Aalto—one of the great masters of 20th-century architecture—was all of these. He was also a gifted storyteller, and the buildings he designed were his medium. This film tells his life story through a personal lens: his loving relationship with his wife and work partner, Aino, who shared his artistic vision, and his second marriage, to Elissa—who also took part in his creative process. Through personal anecdotes, romantic letters, and interviews with the greatest architects of his generation (from Le Corbusier to Lloyd Wright), the film revisits the buildings Aalto designed with his wives—a church in Italy, an opera house in Finland, a library in Russia, a community center in Germany—all bearing the mark of a singular creative style.
With the support of the Embassy of Finland.
Previous Festivals: IDFA, CPH:DOX, AFFR, Goterborg IFF, Adelaide Film Festival, Dublin International Film Festilval, Bergen International Film Festival
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