Ben Building: Mussolini, Monuments and Modernism (2016)
• June 1st, 2016 • 1h 26min
Documentary
Overview
Having previously investigated the architecture of Hitler and Stalin's regimes, Jonathan Meades turns his attention to another notorious 20th-century European dictator, Mussolini. His travels take him to Rome, Milan, Genoa, the new town of Sabaudia and the vast military memorials of Redipuglia and Monte Grappa. When it comes to the buildings of the fascist era, Meades discovers a dictator who couldn't dictate, with Mussolini caught between the contending forces of modernism and a revivalism that harked back to ancient Rome. The result was a variety of styles that still influence architecture today. Along the way, Meades ponders on the nature of fascism, the influence of the Futurists, and Mussolini's love of a fancy uniform.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Great Homes of Rochester
Released on: 2002-03-04
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Travel through the streets of Rochester and you’ll find some extraordinary architecture. From Califo...
Postmodernism: The Substance of Style
Released on: 2011-09-24
Documentary
This film features some of the most important living Postmodern practitioners, Charles Jencks, Rober...
Frei Otto: Spanning the Future
Released on: 2016-03-30
Documentary
The life and works of Frei Otto told in his own words and by those he inspired. An in-depth look at ...
Cathedrals
Released on: 2014-07-04
Documentary
The city of Ordos, in the middle of China, was build for a million people yet remains completely emp...
Heroic Spain
Released on: 1938-08-02
Documentary
Documentary produced by Falange and edited in Berlin, in response to the international success of th...
The Decline of the Century: Testament L.Z.
Released on: 1994-02-13
Documentary
An epic documentary of rise and fall of Ustasha regime in Croatia.
Ray Kappe: California Modern Master - Forty Years of Modular Evolution
Released on: 2009-01-01
Documentary
Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series: Ray Kappe has long been a cult figure in...
Mies
Released on: 1986-01-01
Documentary
No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master ...
America's Hate Preachers
Released on: 2016-11-21
Documentary
Director Hannah Livingston spends 6 months tracking two of America's most radical Christian hate gro...
Zaha Hadid... Who Dares Wins
Released on: 2013-07-30
Documentary
Alan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha Hadid, ...
Our Beds Are Burning
Released on: 2021-06-08
Documentary
The film presents fascist ideologies since the beginning of the 20th Century. The actor/presenter of...
2 or 3 Things I Know About Him
Released on: 2005-04-07
Documentary, Drama
What would your family reminiscences about dad sound like if he had been an early supporter of Hitle...
The Cabanon by Le Corbusier
Released on: 2010-01-01
Documentary
Minimalist documentary by Rax Rinnekangas about the wooden cottage "La Cabanon" designed and built i...
Bamboo Theatre
Released on: 2019-09-22
Documentary, Music
This film is a portrait of unique cultural space for Spirits, Gods and People. While permanent theat...
Le Corbusier, l'architecte du bonheur
Released on: 1957-12-31
Documentary
Documentary devoted to the architectural and urban planning designs of Le Corbusier. The architect s...
Blue Gold: American Jeans
Released on: 2017-04-04
Documentary
Tracing the history of blue jeans around the globe.