Edward James: Builder of Dreams
Brief Synopsis
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A journey into the world of the Surrealists, focusing on the life and accomplishments of the surrealist collector, poet, and architect Edward James. For the last 20 years of his life, aided by 40 full time laborers and craftsmen, he built one of the biggest and yet least known architectural monument
Cast & Crew
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Avery Danziger
Director
Lenore Danziger
Producer
Gerald Jonas
Screenwriter
Coyote Oldman
Music
Sarah Stein
Editor
Sarah Stein
Producer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
59m
Synopsis
A journey into the world of the Surrealists, focusing on the life and accomplishments of the surrealist collector, poet, and architect Edward James. For the last 20 years of his life, aided by 40 full time laborers and craftsmen, he built one of the biggest and yet least known architectural monuments of the 20th century,dedicated to Surrealism and hidden in the jungles of Mexico. He created over 36 extraordinary concrete structures, some over 100 feet high, at a personal cost exceeding 5 million dollars.
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1996
Technical Specs
Duration
59m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (market) February 15-26, 1996.
Shown at Nortel Palm Springs International Film Festival in Palm Springs, California January 9-26, 1997.
