Grand Paris : the president and the architect / [a film by Bregtje van der Haak] ; producer, Judith van den Berg ; director, Bregtje van der Haak ; a co-production of VPRO and International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam.

Format:

Conference/Event

Video

Contributor:

Haak, Bregtje M. van der, film director.

Berg, Judith van den, film producer.

VPRO.

Icarus Films.

Conference Name:

International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam.

Language:

Dutch

English

French

Subjects (All):

Sarkozy, Nicolas, 1955-.

Sarkozy, Nicolas.

City planning--France--Paris--21st century.

City planning.

Architects--Europe.

Architects.

Paris (France).

Europe.

France--Paris.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (50 min.) : digital, sound, color

polychrome

Other Title:

President and the architect

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2010]

Language Note:

In French and Dutch with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

Chronicles a team of star architects at work on Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to turn Paris into a model super-metropolis for the 21st century--a post-Kyoto sustainable city of 12 million that will break down the distinction between downtown and suburb, and that will drive France's economic growth.

Credits:

Photography, Nils Post ; editor, Elmer Leupen ; music, Michel Banabila.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by VPRO as an episode of the Dutch television program Backlight (Tegenlicht) in 2009.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 15, 2015).

Publisher Number:

if-gp Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.