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Corb Steals the Scene

Corb Steals the Scene

The Man Next Door
Directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat

March 31
Museum of Modern Art
Roy and Niuta Titus Theater
1
11 West 53rd Street
New York, New York

April 1
Walter Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street
New York, New York

At the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in January, architecture was extolled, implicated, or otherwise showcased in several premieres. Last Address, a 9-minute elegy directed by Ira Sachs, depicts the facades of the final residences of New York City artists who died of AIDS. 12th & Delaware, by Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, profiles identical buildings at an intersection in Fort Pierce, Florida, one housing an abortion clinic, the other a pro-life headquarters, which are often mistaken for one other. I Am Love, by Luca Guadagnino and starring Tilda Swinton, takes place in the polished rooms of the Milanese villa of a wealthy industrial family, whose scion plans to meet Herzog & de Meuron.

But if a prize were given for best performance by a building, it would go to the Argentinian feature , co-sponsored by MoMA and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. It screens again at the Walter Reade Theater on April 1.

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