The Building (2012) [N/A]
Written by:
Víctor Moreno
Rodrigo Rodríguez
Directed by:
Víctor Moreno
Release Date:
September 24, 2012
Original Title:
Edificio España
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Víctor Moreno PC
Production Countries:
Spain
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 94
The documentary captures the fall or rebuilding what had been a symbol of the Franco regime, but the cessation of work due to the economic crisis turns into a viewer of the financial and economic paralysis of the country during these years.
This is a documentary that should have been great but that is not. It deals with an emblematic building in Madrid, its first skyscrape: Edificio España, inaugurated in 1953. Built by foreign investors, the building is now the object of much controversy between the new Madrid Mayor, Manuela Carmena, and the owners -she wants to keep it as intact as possible, they want to modify it as much as they can. For money, of course. Now, this documentary has nothing to with all this controversy. It just follows a crew of workers as they strip bare some of the floors. The documentary attempts to be creative, in imitation of the wonderful 'En construcción' but only manages to be inmenseley boring, excruciatingly slow and, sorry to be traditional, not didactic at all. If, after seeing a documentary, the spectator has learned nothing, then, what is the point?
