Ben Building: Mussolini, Monuments and Modernism

Ben Building: Mussolini, Monuments and Modernism (2016)

June 1st, 20161h 26min

Documentary
65%

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

The New Apartment

The New Apartment


Released on: 1930-12-31
Documentary

A commissioned film for Schweizerischer Werkbund (SWB), Die neue Wohnung was produced for the Basel ...

The American Sector

The American Sector


Released on: 2020-02-21
Documentary

A documentary about the concrete sections of the Berlin Wall that have been acquired by institutions...

Gaudí, le génie visionnaire de Barcelone

Gaudí, le génie visionnaire de Barcelone


Released on: 2022-05-29
Documentary, TV Movie

In Barcelona, the Casa Batlló alone sums up the genius of Antoni Gaudí. During the exhibition devote...

Four Shorts on Architecture

Four Shorts on Architecture


Released on: 1975-10-10
Documentary

A visual essay on contemporary Kiwi architecture.

Night Descends on Treasure Island

Night Descends on Treasure Island


Released on: 1940-01-20
Documentary

A travelogue celebrating the 1939 Golden Gate Exposition and highlighting its exhibition of classica...

Roger D'Astous

Roger D'Astous


Released on: 2016-03-11
Documentary, History

A documentary about montreal architect Roger D'astous, who battled all his life to create a nordic a...

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: A Modern Man

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: A Modern Man


Released on: 1996-01-01
Documentary

Charles Rennie Mackintosh, architect, designer and artist is celebrated around the world as one of t...

Mackintosh: Glasgow's Neglected Genius

Mackintosh: Glasgow's Neglected Genius


Released on: 2018-06-05
Documentary

The film examines Mackintosh's iconic buildings, notably the Glasgow School of Art. Interwoven with ...

Life, Assembled

Life, Assembled


Released on: 2022-06-25
Documentary

50 years after the realization of their utopias, three old architects take the director on a journey...

Talking Architecture, City: Hall

Talking Architecture, City: Hall


Released on: 2013-10-24
Documentary

A documentary film about Seoul City Hall Construction. The construction project has a hard going in ...

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Jornal Português (1938-1951)


Released on: 2005-12-12
Documentary

The newsreel series Jornal Português (1938-1951) was produced for the Secretariat of National Propag...

Pražský hrad

Pražský hrad


Released on: 1982-11-12
Documentary

Inside Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Inside Renzo Piano Building Workshop


Released on: 2023-01-18
Documentary

2 or 3 Things I Know About Him

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...

Ztracený architekt Ernst Wiesner

Ztracený architekt Ernst Wiesner


Released on: 2020-01-22
Documentary

Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect

Chambord: The Castle, the King and the Architect


Released on: 2015-12-05
Documentary, History, TV Movie

Chambord, the most impressive castle in the Loire Valley, in France, a truly Renaissance treasure, h...

Arquitetura de Morar

Arquitetura de Morar


Released on: 1975-01-01
Documentary

An enchanted journey through three extraordinary houses built by Master José Zanine on the seaside h...

La via della Conciliazione

La via della Conciliazione


Released on: 2017-04-08
Documentary

Everyone knows the view of Via della Conciliazione with St. Peter's Basilica framed behind it. The m...

White Terror

White Terror


Released on: 2005-08-05
Documentary

A video about Neo-Nazis originating in Sweden provides the starting point of an investigation of ext...

The Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner

The Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner


Released on: 1990-06-15
Documentary

The Spirit in Architecture examines the work of John Lautner, one of the most visionary and profound...