Landscape Film: Roberto Burle Marx (Use Kin24077)

A journey through the art, life and legacy of the Brazilian landscape architect and painter best known for the iconic black-and-white mosaic promenades that line Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach.
This documentary shows the full contribution of the landscape artist to the national ora of Brazil. Directed and written by João Vargas Penna, the lm is a walk through the art and personality of Roberto Burle Marx, who was also a painter, cook and singer, facets little known to the general public.
Born in São Paulo, the son of a German Jew and Catholic from Pernambuco, Burle Marx was a forerunner of ecology and defense of the environment. The landscaper valued native plant conservation and discovered many new species on collecting and research trips.