Review of Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation (2012) by Martin I — 22 May 2015

A fairly average documentary about an astounding building.

This review of Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation (2012) was written by Martin I on 22 May 2015.

Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brian Gibson (578) for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) (665) on 04 Sep 2014

A stone-faced look at the most confounding, fascinating and controversial edifice still being built today, Stefan Haupt's documentary tours…

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By Jay Stone (286) for Canada.com (402) on 12 Feb 2014

Sagrada plays like a video you might buy at the cathedral gift shop that outlines the history of the project…

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By M C (510) on 26 May 2015

Great that you can watch a documentary about this…

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By Ws W (1,791) on 23 May 2015

Even though sounding a bit pretentious & loose-blending in materials, still good to learn more about this superlative craftsmanship…

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By Jay Weissberg (182) for Variety (12,700) on 04 Apr 2015

Where Haupt succeeds is in conveying the passion felt by everyone who works on the Sagrada, from foremen to sculptors…

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By Fr. Chris Carpenter (308) for Movie Dearest (271) on 09 Apr 2015

Fascinating. Anyone with an interest in architecture, history or religion/spirituality will find much to appreciate…

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for New York Times (5,786) on 18 Dec 2014

Employing bursts of Bach and English-language narration, this lulling, informative documentary never fully grapples with its topic’s complexity…

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By Joe Bendel (106) for Epoch Times (337) on 02 Jun 2016

It would be hard to make the Sagrada Familia look prosaic, but Mystery of Creation finds particularly cinematic angles for some truly dramatic…

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By Evan O (64) on 15 Jun 2015

This documentary is a fascinating look at the Basílica I Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (Basilica and Expiatory Temple of the Holy…

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