Heavenly Mud: Architecture and Magic In Mali
年份：2005
地区：美国
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更新：2020年08月16日
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分类：纪录片
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This unique film takes a journey down the Niger River in Mali, West Africa, past rarely seen traditional African architecture. These edifices are as visionary as anything conceived by Gaudi in the 20th century. In legendary cities like Timbuktu and Djenne, ancient mosques and palaces, some of which are more than a thousand years old, were built with mud (adobe). In the holy city of Djenne, mud architecture reached its peak in the world famous Grand Mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The filmmaker was the first allowed to film the interior of this mosque. Architecture in the same tradition is also seen in remote regions on the edge of the Sahara. The power and striking beauty of African architecture is immediately apparent.
A master mason in Djenne demonstrates the magic practices his guild employs as a protective measure, inserting special papers into the walls of houses. South of Timbuktu a builder combines the seeds of different crops needed for survival in a basket which are then put under the first stone of the new building. Although Islam prohibits such spells, the builders use them anyway.
The film compares ancient African architecture to 20th century "organic" architecture as practiced by Frank Lloyd Wright and Antonio Gaudi.
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A master mason in Djenne demonstrates the magic practices his guild employs as a protective measure, inserting special papers into the walls of houses. South of Timbuktu a builder combines the seeds of different crops needed for survival in a basket which are then put under the first stone of the new building. Although Islam prohibits such spells, the builders use them anyway.
The film compares ancient African architecture to 20th century "organic" architecture as practiced by Frank Lloyd Wright and Antonio Gaudi.
Published and distributed by Filmakers Library.
Public Performance Rights.
All films purchased from Filmakers Library include Public Performance Rights, allowing an institution to exhibit a legally-acquired copy, so long as:
No admission fee/donation is collected.
The screening takes place at the purchasing venue itself.
The primary audience for the screening is members of the purchasing institution (for example, students and faculty of a school) and the screening IS NOT advertised or promoted to the general public.
http://www.amazon.co
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