Cathedrals of Culture – Wim Wenders’s film portrait of the Philharmonie
The Berlin Philharmonie is one of the most famous concert halls of our time. The multi-award winning filmmaker Wim Wenders presents his vision of the hall: its architecture, its history, and the people who work and perform there. With wonderful images, Wenders shows the Philharmonie from unusual perspectives, from its attics to the office of chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle.
The Berlin Philharmonie is one of the great architectural artworks of the 20th century, and so it is only natural to use artistic means to present it. Wim Wenders took up this project in 2014. As part of a six-part series on “cathedrals of culture”, he allows the Philharmonie to speak for itself. The building tells its own story, allowing the viewer to share in the visionary design of the architect Hans Scharoun. And of course the history of the Berlin Philharmonie also includes the people who come here to work, perform and to listen. We meet them here, too: the musicians, staff and visitors.
A film by Wim Wenders (2014)
Sir Simon Rattle
Hellmut Stern
Berliner Philharmoniker
Category
Artists
© 2014 Neue Road Movies / Final Cut For Real / Lotus-Film / Mer Film / Les films d’ici 2
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