Dir. Sven Blume
2024, Sweden, 65 minutes
Swedish with English subtitles
Sigurd Lewerentz is one of the best known Swedish architects around the world. He launched his career by winning a competition to design a woodland cemetary to the south of Stockholm, in partnership with another great Swedish architect, Gunnar Asplund. Skogskyrkogården, where chapels and graves are subtly placed in a landscape of hills and trees, is now a Unesco world heritage site. Other major projects included the Malmo Opera, Malmo Eastern cemetery and St. Mark’s and Peter’s Church. Lewerentz did little writing or public speaking. This film offers a unique look at the architect, complemented with archival film footage and photographs.
Generously sponsored by HTFC Planning and Design
The Architecture + Design Film Festival (A+DFF) in Winnipeg presents critically acclaimed films focusing on the importance of architecture and design in everyday life. The films cover a range of design-oriented topics from architecture and urban design to graphics and product design. A+DFF (adff.ca) is the only Canadian based festival devoted solely to architecture and design. The festival is presented with the support of the Winnipeg Foundation, Urban Idea and the Manitoba Arts Council.
