Bickels: Socialism
The �Casa do Povo� cultural centre in S�o Paulo, an icon of the secular Jewish workers� movement: a crumbling theatre flanked by staircases, entryways and corridors. Construction noise drones away in the background, clinking crockery, a broom sweeping over tiled floors, an expressive fa�ade of countless adjustable panes of glass covered by a patina. It�s October 2016 and a group of young people are preparing a preview of Bickels [Socialism]. The venue is to form a prologue to the completed film, which tours 22 buildings in Israel designed by Samuel Bickels, most of which for kibbutzim. Dining halls, children�s houses, agricultural buildings, bright structures inserted into the Mediterranean landscape with great ingenuity. An architecture with a sell-by date: That many are now empty or have been repurposed at best is linked to the decline of the socialist ideals they embody.
Duration: 92 min
Quality: CAM
Release: 2017
IMDb: 6.8
