Over the course of the imposing running time a degree of repetition creeps in, not least in the first-person voiceovers. Yet the expansive camerawork in, around and through these striking edifices lets us experience them anew.
This meditation on architecture is perhaps not quite a film, but more of a quasi-installation.
As usual with these things, the quality is variable.
A worthwhile examination of the relationship between culture and the buildings in which it’s housed.
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Friday October 17, 2014, until Thursday October 23, 2014. More info: www.dca.org.uk
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Sunday October 19, 2014, until Tuesday October 21, 2014. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/
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