Fernand Pouillon, Le roman d'un architecte (2003)
Constructing freestone buildings on the cheap, Pouillon made a name for himself at the end of the 1940s in Aix-en-Provence and Marseille, shaking up his peers who only dreamed of towers and concrete bars. In Algiers, until Independence, he built in record time thousands of homes for the poorest, real urban projects inspired by traditional forms. In the Paris region, to build comfortable buildings quickly and well, nestled in the greenery, he becomes a promoter: this too adventurous bet leads him to prison and retains his reputation. Not very explicit about this complex affair, but seduced by a contemporary architecture that combines technical inventiveness and ancient references, Christian Meunier films by multiplying the angles of view. Today's lively atmospheres are interspersed with archive footage, while Pouillon's writings are read off. Moved, his collaborators evoke a demanding and generous man, with an infectious passion.
Director: Christian Meunier
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Fernand Pouillon as Self (archive footage) |
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Jean-Jacques Deluz as Architect |
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Rachid Fehri as Self |
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Jean Lucien Bonillo as Architect |
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Jean-Pierre Siame as Architect |
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Jean-Marie Chevallier as Self |
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Jean Chenivesse as Self |
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Jacques Chanaud as Self |
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François Chaslin as Self |
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Jean-François Susini as Self |
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Serge Poilvage as Self |
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Antoine Perez as Self |
| Editing | Maxime Sokolowski | Colorist |
| Sound | Guillaume Sciama | Sound |
| Crew | Étienne Carton de Grammont | Cinematography |
| Sound | Richard Raynaud | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Jean-Christophe Boyer | Producer |
| Directing | Mona Achache | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Christian Meunier | Writer |
| Directing | Christian Meunier | Director |
| Editing | Barbara Bascou | Editor |
