The Architecture of Doom
1989 · Documentary · 119 min. · Sweden
A documentary about the National Socialist aesthetic, and how attempts to create the Aryan Ideal caused the extermination of millions. Aspects covered include: Hitler's epiphany while viewing Wagner's opera 'Rienzi', the rise of the homo-erotic Grecian/Nordic ideal, the parallels drawn between the 'degenerate' art of the cubists and dadaists and the mentally ill/physically deformed, the Nazi obsession with purity and cleanliness, and, finally, the descent of the Jewish people to the level of a virus/vermin.
Direction Peter Cohen
Cast Rolf Arsenius · Bruno Ganz · Sam Gray
Soundtrack Sven Ahlin · Peter Cohen
Screenplay Peter Cohen
Cinematography Mikael Cohen · Gerhard Fromm · Peter Östlund
Original title Undergångens arkitektur
7.1
29 votes (FilmAffinity)
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