A leading figure in contemporary architecture, Pierre Thibault has left his mark on imaginations the world over. Thibault plays a revealing, liberating role, renewing the approach to architecture. L’espace que j’ai vu…un portrait de l’architecte pierre thibault reveals the thinking and work of Pierre Thibault. Nature, an essential element of his practice, is the real character here. This poetic portrait testifies to the authenticity of Pierre Thibault’s research, philosophy and creative process. Capturing the architect’s vision and artistic approach, the film reveals several of his creations, all pivotal points in his multi-faceted oeuvre.
| Director | Anne-Marie Tougas |
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Anne-Marie Tougas
A graduate of the Université de Montréal in landscape architecture, Anne-Marie Tougas is a Montreal-based filmmaker. Producer, director and cinematographer, she is interested in universal human values and themes that are both meaningful and questioning, and in the role of art in our lives. Her film Raymond Klibansky de la philosophie à la vie was a prizewinner at the 20th International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), and it was widely shown around the world. Her film L’espace que j’ai vu…un portrait de pierre thibault, 2007, winner of the audience award at the Rencontres cinéma — architecture in Annecy and widely distributed in France, was in official competition at the 25th FIFA. Vivre avec l’art …un art de vivre was the opening film of the 28th FIFA. Artistic creation and expression are an integral part of Anne-Marie Tougas’ approach. All her feature-length films on art have been in competition at the International Festival of Films on Art and screened both locally and internationally. Since 2020, the filmmaker has been experimenting with the cinematographic transposition of living poetry in situ, in the form of short films. Eau Vive, in competition at the FIFA, was selected for a special screening at the Centre culturel canadien in Paris.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
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