The Infinite Happiness is a highly unusual architectural experience. The film takes us to the heart of one of the contemporary housing developments considered to be a new model of success: the giant “8 House” designed in 2009 by Danish architects BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group in the suburbs of Copenhagen.
Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine recount their month-long immersion inside this experiment of vertical village, nominated “World best residential building” in 2011.
As a Lego game, the film builds up a collection of life stories all interconnected by their personal relation to the building. Drawing the lines of a human map, the film reveals the building through an inner and intimate point of view. By showing the surprising results of this innovative social model, the directors question the architecture’s ability to create collective happiness.
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“Breathtaking and warm documentary. Many fates are in big and small directly influenced
by the architecture, and it is the film’s genius to show it so musical, so simple.” Politiken
“So original, vivid and witty. Beka and Lemoine bring the gods down to earth.”
Der Tagesspiegel
“Precious ontological moments.” Metropolis Mag
“Wonderful! Blessedly free of the customary documentary trappings.” Chicago Tribune
“Pushing the limits of representation.” Assemble
“More than just a documentary. It’s an ode to the architecture’s social power.” Der Standard
“A light-hearted and insightful movie that will make you laugh and smile, this is a
must-see.” Urban Toronto
“An ode to the social power of architecture!” Der Standard
"Memorable!" Damn Magazine
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Language: English/Danish
Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Korean
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