Fernand Pouillon: France's Most Wanted Architect (2023)

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Released:
2023-01-01

Overview:
The work of Fernand Pouillon, "France's most wanted" architect after being imprisoned and mysteriously escaping in the 1960s, now seems to have faded into the background. However, in 50 years he has built more than 5 million square meters, mainly between France and Algeria, at a frantic pace, traveling tens of thousands of kilometers per week, by propeller plane, to go to construction sites. at night or at dawn between Marseille, Paris, Algiers or in the middle of the desert, until you burn your wings. Among others, Fernand Pouillon decided to build houses for the most modest.

Director:
Jean-Marie Montangerand

Runtime:
0h 52min

Genre:
Documentary

  • Cast:
  • Fernand Pouillon
    as
    Self (archive footage)
  • Gilles Perraudin
    as
    Architect
  • Pierre Frey
    as
    Architectural historian
  • Rudy Ricciotti
    as
    Architect
  • Samia Henni
    as
    Écrivain & Historienne