The best Álvaro Siza Vieira’s movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Álvaro Siza Vieira’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Álvaro Siza Vieira.
Architecture of Infinity
7/10
How can structures, which take up defined, rigid portions of space, make us feel transcendence? How can chapels turn into places of introspection? How can walls grant boundless freedom? Driven by intense childhood impressions, director Christoph Schaub visits extraordinary churches, both ancient and futuristic, and discovers works of art that take him up to the skies and all the way down to the bottom of the ocean. With the help of architects Peter Zumthor, Peter Märkli, and Álvaro Siza Vieira, artists James Turrell and Cristina Iglesias, and drummer Sergé “Jojo” Mayer, he tries to make sense of the world and decipher our spiritual experiences using the seemingly abstract concepts of light, time, rhythm, sound, and shape. The superb cinematography turns this contemplative search into a multi-sensory experience.
O Labirinto da Saudade
7/10
Documentary adaptation of the book "Labirinto da Saudade," a deconstruction of the Portuguese ethos from a philosophical and historical point of view, written by Eduardo Lourenço.
Having a Cigarette with Álvaro Siza
Talking about architecture with Álvaro Siza Vieira, Pritzker Prize and one of this century’s finest architects, socialist and passionate smoker. The film spotlights his early work and allows the viewer to gain insight into Siza’s way of working and thinking.
O Arquitecto e a Cidade Velha
6.8/10
A documentary about Álvaro Siza Vieira in Cape Verde and his project to restore the old town of Ribeira Grande, the first city to be built by the Portuguese in Cape Verde on the island of Santiago in 1462.
