Lullaby to my Father

Overview

The film intertwines historical events and intimate memories. I observe how architecture represents the transformations of society and those who give form to this architecture. We follow the journey of Munio, my father, born in 1909 in Silesia, Poland, the son of a tenant farmer of a Prussian junker. At the age of 18, Munio goes to Berlin and Dessau to meet Walter Gropius, Kandinsky and Paul Klee at the Bauhaus. In 1933, the Bauhaus was closed by the Nazis, who accused Munio of treason against the German people. Munio was imprisoned, then deported to Basel. He left for Palestine. Upon his arrival in Haifa, he began a career as an architect and adapted European modernist principles to the Middle East.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 30, 2012

Original language

French

Spoken languages

English, French, German, Hebrew

Countries

France, Israel, Italy, Switzerland

Production

ARTE,ARTE France Cinéma,Agav Hafakot,Agav Films,HAMON HAFAKOT,Elefant Films,AGAV Films

Cast

Keren Gitai,Hanna Maron,Theo Ballmer,Werner Moeller,Ben Gitai,Hanna Schygulla,Ahmad Mesgarha,Ran Danker,Paula Hedvall,Jeanne Moreauand 4 more

Director

Amos Gitai

Writer

Sari Azoulay Turgeman

Producer

Laurent Truchot,Amos Gitai,Alexandre Iordachescu

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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