![]() O Risco: Lucio Costa e a Utopia Moderna Director: Geraldo Motta Filha Brazil, 2003, 76 min., 35mm Portuguese with subtitles Screenings: Sunday, March 21, 3:30 pm This beautiful and lyric documentary presents the story of architect Lucio Costa and the development of Brasilia, his modernist utopian city, which was built in 1960. Costa's sketches are brought to life and friends and fellow architects discuss the significance of his blending of modernism and Brazilian baroque. Costa's deep love for his wife and his working relationship with architect Oscar Niemeyer and Le Corbusier are profiled as inspirations for the project. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Gramado Film Festival. |
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