Widely regarded as one of the most important architectural achievements of the Baroque era, the Church of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza in Rome stands out for its bold juxtaposition of geometric shapes, its ...

The unresolvable tension between logic and feeling animates Eugene Green’s “La Sapienza,” an exquisite rumination on life, love and art that tickles the heart and mind in equal measure. The fifth ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. When not abroad, travel writer John Oseid can be found in NYC or LA. As Monteverdi's sacred Vespers choral music sets the mood to ...

If good films can be said to have a kind of architecture, a masterful structure that rises to embody and contain a filmmaker’s ideas, vision and spirit, then Eugene Green’s “La Sapienza” is openly — ...

"La Sapienza" follows the story of a brilliant architect who seeks spiritual and artistic renewal during a life-changing voyage in Italy. From the film’s TIFF synopsis: "Named for the famous ...

A disillusioned French architect whose recent projects include a Brazilian hospital designed without windows (so that patients would be better prepared for the darkness of their coffins), Alexandre ...

On the surface, writer-director Eugène Green’s film “La Sapienza” is slow, strange and awkward — but stick with it and it may win you over. The film follows the struggles of French architect Alexandre ...

Four lost souls find their bearings through the prism of art and architecture in Eugene Green's heady romantic drama. The 67-year-old Green, who has lived in France since the late 1960s, didn’t start ...