GaudĂ's surreal spires of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
Photo: Courtesy of BAM Rose Cinemas
Next Wednesday, the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Rose Cinemas will screen the documentary Antonio GaudĂ, directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara. The film explores the inventive buildings and environments designed by the famous Catalan architect, who combined Gothic, Middle Eastern, and traditional styles in his work. The filmmaker's camera moves through GaudĂ's spaces, like the church of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, set to an expressive score by Toru Takemitsu. BAM will present four showings of this 1984 release, which broke box office records nationwide. (It's one of the most successful art-house films ever produced.)
