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Berlin Babylon (2001)

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User Rating: 8.6/10 (87 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Hubertus Siegert
Release Date:
27 September 2001 (Germany) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
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User Comments:
For anyone with an interest in architecture... more

Cast

 (Credited cast)
Günter Behnisch ... Himself
Werner Durth ... Himself
Helmut Jahn ... Himself
Josef Paul Kleihues ... Himself
Hans Kollhoff ... Himself
Rem Koolhaas ... Himself
I.M. Pei ... Himself
Renzo Piano ... Himself
Axel Schultes ... Himself
Angela Winkler ... Herself
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min (Berlin Film Festival)
Country:
Germany
Language:
German
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Germany:o.Al.
Filming Locations:
Berlin, Germany
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
For anyone with an interest in architecture..., 13 June 2006
7/10
Author: Camera Obscura from Leiden, The Dutch Mountains

After the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989, huge sections of the city were left an urban wasteland. For over four years director Hubertus Siegert followed the mammoth building projects in the city after the fall of the Berlin wall. He roughly covered the period 1995-2000, but from the film itself it's not quite clear what period is covered exactly.

Geographically, the main focus is on Potsdamer Platz, the surroundings of the now finished Lehrter Stadtbahnhof, the government quarter and the surroundings of the Alexanderplatz (former East Berlin), where during the shooting of this film - besides endless political debate - nothing significant happened but where the main focus of the building activities has shifted during the last couple of years.

No other city in he world has seen an urban renewal project on such a scale as Berlin in the '90s and it's still far from finished (if it ever will be). The film contains some stunning aerial footage, perhaps the only way to fully grasp the scale of the mammoth rebuilding in the city, greatly enhanced by the soundtrack from the Berlin group "Einstürzende Neubauten". Off course, it's not just the scale of these projects that are important, but also the political debates concerning the various projects touching not only Berlin but German history and identity as well.

As a whole, the film is a little uneven, as it wavers between architectural documentary, spiritual journey and an overview of Berlin (and German) history. Nevertheless essential viewing for anyone with an interest in architecture, urban planning and history in general.

Camera Obscura --- 7/10

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