Lotte Schreiber's documentary illuminates the history of Mexico City by looking at a housing complex in the capital – an epicenter of Mexican cultural history. The Nonoalco Tlatelolco housing complex at the Plaza de las tres Culturas in Mexico City is a vertical city built by modernist architect Mario Pani in the early 1960s as a modern utopia for 72,000 inhabitants. As early as 1521, the Aztecs faced off against the Spanish conquerors at this site. Bloody student protests followed in 1968 and a devastating earthquake in 1985. Residents talk about their everyday life in the complex and how it has changed over the years. "Tlatelolco with its evocative imagery pays tribute to the sparse poetry of this architectural project while reflecting the echoes of history." (mvd.org)
Documentary, Independent
1h 15min
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A look at the history of Mexico City through the architecture of a housing complex.
Lotte Schreiber's documentary illuminates the history of Mexico City by looking at a housing complex in the capital – an epicenter of Mexican cultural history.
The Nonoalco Tlatelolco housing complex at the Plaza de las tres Culturas in Mexico City is a vertical city built by modernist architect Mario Pani in the early 1960s as a modern utopia for 72,000 inhabitants.
As early as 1521, the Aztecs faced off against the Spanish conquerors at this site. Bloody student protests followed in 1968 and a devastating earthquake in 1985. Residents talk about their everyday life in the complex and how it has changed over the years.
"Tlatelolco with its evocative imagery pays tribute to the sparse poetry of this architectural project while reflecting the echoes of history." (mvd.org)