I thought this was the Oscar nominated short from last year, but it is not. That is apparently an animated film with the same name. This is a short documentary about the restoration of the Olivetti showroom in Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy. Which happened in the 1950s. But was recently re-opened after some flooding shut down the square. So watch it if you're interested in architecture? It does seem like a really nice space but it did not align with any of my particular interests. Experts spend a lot of time talking about the designer, Carlo Scarpa, but it comes off as pretentious art school posturing. It just feels like a lot to talk about a store that sells typewriters. Anyway, it's streaming on Kanopy.
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