On Wednesday, 27 March 2024 @ 8pm @ Cinema Paradiso, Auroville, INDIA
Thomas Karrer & Karin Bucher’s
The power of Utopia
LIVING WITH LE CORBUSIER IN CHANDIGARH
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Venice Architecture Film Festival 2023
The Power of Utopia: Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh Switzerland, 2023, Dir. Thomas Karrer & Karin Bucher, Documentary-Architecture, 84mins, German-French-English w/ English subtitles, Rated: NR (G)
Le Corbusier had created Chandigarh, the capital city of both Punjab and Haryana. His vision was that of a humane and just city that would allow for the harmonious interaction of man and nature.
Chandigarh is a synthesis of the arts and a bold utopia of modernity. In this award-winning film, on the 70th anniversary of the city, the directors accompany residents – artists, architects, social workers, restaurant owner on their daily life through the city and seeks out settings and scenes revealing the inspiring interplay of the utopian and the everyday. It is a multi-layered portrait of Le Corbusier’s conception, a city created in a time of unrest, resettlement, and the Partition of India, and now stands for progress and a newly emerged democracy.
This This screening is made possible by generous sharing by the film makers, facilitated by the Embassy of Switzerland in India and Bhutan under the initiative Switzerlandindia 75 and AVI-Switzerland.
The directors will be present online for a post screening Q&A.
A very special film: Don’t Miss the film and the O&A!
