Fernand Pouillon: France's Most Wanted Architect (2023)
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.
Cast
Fernand Pouillon
Self (archive footage)
Gilles Perraudin
Architect
Pierre Frey
Architectural historian
Rudy Ricciotti
Architect
Samia Henni
Écrivain & Historienne
Nicolas Mémain
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