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(More customer reviews)The work of Gaudi is, arguably, the work of genius; and the concepts that buttress the towering and luminous physical structures harken the human soul back to its Infinite source, the body back to the primordiality of deep soil, rocky plains, and kleidoscopic clusters spiraling from lakes, streams, and oceans under the blazing circle of the sun; hence capturing Gaudi's life and work is highly pertinent for today, for an era--& I can only speak of N. America--of the box sophmorically covered up in default sheets of striated glass and cold pallid steel, not to mention the incessant pursuit of the body and its illusive pleasures within a world of simulacra, of hyper-reality; a world without memory, without reference.
The DVD of Gaudi's La Familia Sagrada--a project, we learn, that is still in construction--is, at best, 'charming', and rustic. If you're expecting a sleek work of production, you won't find it here. The picture quality isn't the best, nor is the sound quality; moreover, I found myself a little disatisfied by the brevity of this work, like a feast that ends once the final crabcake has been tossed from tray to outstretched tongue.
In spite of this, there is also a sense in which the production seems quite fitting to exhibit this building that stretches beyond time--that began in the late 19th Century, and continues today with at least one century more of construction before completion. Perhaps its lack of pomp or sexiness is a more authentic portrayal of Gaudi's cathedral whose design was inspired by a growing asceticism and pursuit of the sacred, rather than that of the tawdry and glamourous.
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