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“Architecture isn’t just background in Denis Villeneuve’s films, it becomes part of the story.”
From Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Cemetery in Dune: Part Two to the concrete slabs of Blade Runner
2049 and Toronto’s maze-like cityscape of Enemy, join Architectural Designer Michael De Luca
as he explores how Denis Villeneuve relies on real-world architecture to shape emotion, theme,
and narrative.
Produced in association with CBC Creator Network.
#denisvilleneuve #architecture #film
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About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
“Architecture isn’t just background in Denis Villeneuve’s films, it becomes part of the story.”
From Carlo Scarpa’s Brion Cemetery in Dune: Part Two to the concrete slabs of Blade Runner
2049 and Toronto’s maze-like cityscape of Enemy, join Architectural Designer Michael De Luca
as he explores how Denis Villeneuve relies on real-world architecture to shape emotion, theme,
and narrative.
Produced in association with CBC Creator Network.
#denisvilleneuve #architecture #film
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe
Find us at: cbc.ca/arts
CBC Arts on Facebook: / cbcarts
CBC Arts on Instagram: / cbcarts
About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories
featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the
disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound
— and to inspire you to join in too.
»Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe
Find us at: cbc.ca/arts
CBC Arts on Facebook: facebook.com/cbcarts
CBC Arts on Instagram: instagram.com/cbcarts
About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.
