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Fernand Pouillon, Le roman d'un architecte (2003)

Fernand Pouillon, Le roman d'un architecte (2003)

Documentary
Release Date: 2003, January 1
Directors: Christian Meunier
Countries: France
Production: Kerala Films, France 3, TV5 Monde, CNC
Cast: Jean-Jacques Deluz, Fernand Pouillon, Rachid Fehri, Jean Lucien Bonillo, Jean-Pierre Siame, Jean-Marie Chevallier, Jean Chenivesse, Jacques Chanaud, François Chaslin, Jean-François Susini, Serge Poilvage, Antoine Perez

Overview:

Constructing freestone buildings on the cheap, Pouillon made a name for himself at the end of the 1940s in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, shaking up his peers who only dreamed of towers and concrete bars. In Algiers, until Independence, he built in record time thousands of homes for the poorest, real urban projects inspired by traditional forms. In the Paris region, to build comfortable buildings quickly and well, nestled in the greenery, he becomes a promoter: this too adventurous bet leads him to prison and retains his reputation. Not very explicit about this complex affair, but seduced by a contemporary architecture that combines technical inventiveness and ancient references, Christian Meunier films by multiplying the angles of view. Today's lively atmospheres are interspersed with archive footage, while Pouillon's writings are read off. Moved, his collaborators evoke a demanding and generous man, with an infectious passion.

Keywords:

france art architecture algeria mid century fernand pouillon social architecture