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The Socialist, the Architect and the Twisted Tower

Original title: The Socialist, the Architect and the Twisted Tower
Year: 2005
Running time: 59 min.
Country: Sweden
Director: Fredrik Gertten
Cast: Documentary, Self: Johnny Örbäck, Santiago Calatrava
Music: Krister Jonsson, Cecilia Nordlund
Cinematography: Erik Bäfving, Ulf Södergren
Producer: WG Film
Genre: Documentary | Architecture
Synopsis: Johnny Örbäck is a former social democratic top-politician. At the moment he is MD at HSB Malmö. He sees Calatravas sculpture and falls in love. An idea is born- would it be possible to build such a house at the old shipyard area in Malmö? The first sod is turned and the project grows, the budget is exceeded over and over. Johnny Örbäck is putting his own reputation at risk. "If this project is in trouble, I'm in trouble!" Santiago Calatrava is an artist, an engineer and an architect. He has built bridges, airports, and opera houses all over the world. Turning Torso is his first skyscraper. It can't go wrong. It will lead the way to the capital of all skyscrapers: New York City. Ingvar Nohlin is in charge of HSB's projects, and the one who handles the common intercessions between the entrepreneurs and the architects -the project must stay within the limits of the budget, without the design being neglected. It's an uneven struggle and he often curses the "damned Spaniards" who don't ...

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The Socialist, the Architect and the Twisted Tower

2005

Fredrik Gertten