Berlin Babylon (2001)
1h 28m
Running Time
September 27, 2001Release Date
Berlin Babylon (2001)
1h 28m
Running Time
September 27, 2001Release Date
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Plot.
A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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Cast & Crew.
Günter Behnisch
Self
Werner Durth
Self
Helmut Jahn
Self
Hans Kollhoff
Self
Josef Paul Kleihues
Self
Rem Koolhaas
Self
Hubertus Siegert
Director
I.M. Pei
Self
Media.
Details.
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Wiki.
Berlin Babylon is a 2001 German documentary film directed by Hubertus Siegert with industrial music performed by Einstürzende Neubauten. The film's main focus is on the extensive rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It features internationally acclaimed architects including Rem Koolhaas, Renzo Piano, and I.M. Pei.
Some sequences are characterized by time-lapse photography along with the narration of Der Engel der Geschichte (the Angel of History). The documentary also contains stock footage of demolitions of the buildings which were left to stand in ruins after the Second World War.