Film·2023·52m

Fernand Pouillon: France's Most Wanted Architect

Documentary

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.

Directed by Jean-Marie Montangerand

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6 credited

Fernand Pouillon
Fernand PouillonSelf (archive footage)
Gilles Perraudin
Gilles PerraudinArchitect
Pierre Frey
Pierre FreyArchitectural historian
Rudy Ricciotti
Rudy RicciottiArchitect
Samia Henni
Samia HenniÉcrivain & Historienne
Nicolas Mémain
Nicolas MémainGuide & Conférencier

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