Film

Slaughterhouses of Modernity

2023 · 1h 20m · Documentary

Contemporary cinema’s preeminent chronicler of architecture and its intersection with the ever-present crisis of 20th-century modernity, Heinz Emigholz returns with an alternately mournful and sly treatise on how the presence—and, in some cases, absence—of municipal and communal building architecture is inseparable from capitalist ideology. Focusing mainly on cities and provinces in Argentina, Germany, and Bolivia, Emigholz’s latest film is a work of quiet observation and historical excavation. From slaughterhouses in Salamone to the flooded former spa city of Epecuén to the newly built Humboldt Forum in Berlin, the film demonstrates the effect of capital on public spaces, where creation and destruction go hand in hand, and as always, Emigholz makes the journey one of intellectual force and cinematic beauty.

Stefan Kolosko

Arno Brandlhuber

Susanne Bredehöft

(voice over)

Heinz Emigholz

(voice over)

Kiev Stingl

(voice over)

• Heinz EmigholzDirector · Writer · Editor
• Frieder SchlaichProducer
• Irene von AlbertiProducer
• Till BeckmannEditor

Release date

January 19, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

All

Genres

Documentary