8-30th of October
Finland | 2020 | 103 min. | G
Aalto is a documentary film journey into the life and work of one of the greatest modern architects, Alvar Aalto. The film shares for the first time the intimate love story of Alvar and his architect wife, Aino Aalto. It takes the viewer on a cinematic tour to their creative processes and iconic buildings all over the world. We visit their most beautiful buildings in Finland, a library in Russia, a student dormitory at MIT, an art collector’s private house near Paris and many other unique places. This charming documentary organically combines entertainment and knowledge, contemporary film material and rare unforeseen footage.