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      Unfinished Spaces

      2011 1h 26m Documentary List
      Reviews 80% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Three architects return to Cuba after 40 years in exile to finish building an art school. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A fascinating journey from the optimistic, radical, utopian spirit that followed the Cuban revolution to disillusionment and repression as Soviet influence supplanted revolutionary ideals, as told through a lens focused on three architects and the five gorgeous, Modernisme-influenced National Art Schools they designed and partially built in Havana. Their creative, innovative style of architecture lost favor and became politically controversial as pre-fab Soviet functionalist/brutalist architecture became the order of the day, and the projects were abruptly abandoned before they were finished. Two of the three architects left Cuba as a result of their sudden stigmatization. A documentary about Cuban architecture may sound dry, but it is really quite interesting, aided in large part by the frequent appearance of the highly charismatic Ricardo Porro, a cheerful iconoclast & provocateur who designed two of the art schools, including one with domed Catalan vaults designed to evoke female breasts, as well an open papaya-shaped fountain that also evokes female anatomy. An elderly Fidel Castro also makes an appearance, making a bizarre and implausible series of excuses about why the projects were defunded desipte his claimed love for them. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member An informative and engaging documentary about a unique piece of Cuban architecture and how it was affected by the ebb and flow of Communist politics there. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Mark Feeney Boston Globe [A] fine, clear-eyed documentary about the art schools' fate. Rated: 3/4 Dec 14, 2011 Full Review Marty Mapes Movie Habit Cuban Communism doomed 5 modern wonders to ruin Rated: 2.5/4 Nov 3, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Three architects return to Cuba after 40 years in exile to finish building an art school.
      Director
      Benjamin Murray, Alysa Nahmias
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 21, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 26m
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