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Towards the South, A journey around earthen architecture and André Ravéreau
10.0 / 10• 2020• 19m•NR• French
Documentary
Storyline
Across two countries, France and Algeria, and five cities, Mohamed Gholam takes us south to tell us about the earthen and vernacular-inspired architecture of André Ravéreau. Passing through Lyon, Marseille, Algiers, and Djelfa, this adventure will take us to Ghardaïa, in the Algerian desert. The documentary presents the following buildings: L'Orangerie in Lyon, the Village Terre de l'Isle-d'Abeau in Villefontaine, the Unité d'Habitat or Cité Radieuse in Marseille, L'Aérohabitat in Algiers, the Palais des Raïs or Bastion 23 in Algiers, the Hôtel des Postes in Ghardaïa, and the low-cost housing of Sidi Abbaz de Bounoura.
Cast & Crew
Mohamed Gholam
Self (Narrator)
LeadWhat People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mohamed Gholam's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Towards the South, A journey around earthen architecture and André Ravéreau is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
