Cathedrals of Culture

2014
2h 45m

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6.9/10

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Watch Kathedralen Der Kultur: Das Halden Gefaengnis: Gefaengnismauer

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Six directors tackle the question "If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?" by capturing iconic buildings with narration from the perspective of the buildings.Six directors tackle the question "If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?" by capturing iconic buildings with narration from the perspective of the buildings.Six directors tackle the question "If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?" by capturing iconic buildings with narration from the perspective of the buildings.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

308

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

Videos10

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Kathedralen Der Kultur: Das Halden Gefaengnis: Gefaengnismauer

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Kathedralen Der Kultur: Das Oslo Opernhaus: Aussenansicht Opernhaus

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Kathedralen Der Kultur: Das Oslo Opernhaus: Aussenansicht Opernhaus

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Kathedralen Der Kultur: Das Salk Institut: Bauarbeiten

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Kathedralen Der Kultur: Das Oslo Opernhaus: Pflaster

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Kathedralen Der Kultur: Die Russische Nationalbibliothek: Bibliothekarin

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Kathedralen Der Kultur: Das Halden Gefaengnis: Gefaengnistor

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Meret Becker

Narrator (segment "The Berlin Philharmonic")
(voice)

Gennadi Vengerov

Benedicte C. Westin

Narrator (segment "Halden Prison")
(voice)

Jonas Salk

Self (segment "The Salk Institute")
(archive footage)

Louis Khan

Self (segment "The Salk Institute")
(archive footage)

Clodagh O'Shea

Self (segment "The Salk Institute")

Thomas D. Albright

Self (segment "The Salk Institute")

Greg Lemke

Self (segment "The Salk Institute")

Jessie Vermillo

Self (segment "The Salk Institute")

Margreth Olin

Narrator (segment "The Oslo Opera House")
(voice)

Deyan Sudjic

Narrator (segment "Centre Pompidou")
(voice)

Nikos Dalton Appelquist

(segment "Halden Prison")
(as Nicos Appelqvist Dalton)

Martin Baer

Self (segment "The Berlin Philharmonic")

Diego Garcia-Guerra

Self (segment "The Berlin Philharmonic")

Rachel Hulleur

Self (segment "The Berlin Philharmonic")

Thomas Hübsch

Self (segment "The Berlin Philharmonic")

Rüdiger Lange

Self (segment "The Berlin Philharmonic")

Matthew McDonald

Self (segment "The Berlin Philharmonic")

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Trivia
James Marsh was supposed to direct a segment about the St. Pancras Railway Station in London, but had to leave the project because of schedule conflicts with The Theory of Everything (2014).

Connections
Follows If Buildings Could Talk (2010)

Soundtracks
Jeux
(segment "The Berlin Philharmonic")
Written by Claude Debussy

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Featured review

7/10

Has a Meditative Quality About It

Marklear-1 summed up the film perfectly. I watched it one or 2 segments at a time to help get through it, each segment being about 25 minutes. The film is at it's best when it concentrates on the structure architecture rather than the contents of the building. About half the films were very engrossing, primarily The Berlin Philharmonic, Halden Prison and Centre Pompidou. Unfortunatly, The Oslo Opera House wasn't about the building at all (which is stunning from the outside) but about the ballet dancers inside it. All the segments had a meditative quality about them.