All language subtitles for Antonio Gaudة (1984)

It was Pedro falques
who made those lamps

and those complicated arches.

Originally, it wasn't like that.

- You writing the dates down?
- Yes. Restorations in what years?

1883. Then there's another in '93.
There were a lot of restorations.

The construction
of the basilica de la sagrada familia

was started by a man named bocabella,
a bookseller.

He was very religious

and wanted more than anything
to build a church.

There were differences of opinions

between the original architect
and the construction committee.

Then gaudi was appointed as a successor.

If he hadn't taken over the construction,

this would be one of the ordinary
churches you see everywhere

that have no impact on you at all.

Before he began designing
the nativity facade,

gaudi did what most others
would never think of:

He went on a fast,
following the example of Christ

who fasted before he began
preaching the gospel.

I believe one reason for this

was that gaudi wanted to cleanse himself
of the frivolous behavior of his youth.

When he was young,

he enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle
of fine dining and stylish clothing.

His fast lasted about 20 days.

He was so weakened
that he could have died

if we hadn't pulled him out of bed.

After gaudi passed away
and the Spanish civil war broke out,

the model he'd made was destroyed.

So we spent time and effort
restoring his model

as if piecing together a Jigsaw puzzle.

We did research for a long time
fo figure out the best way

to continue construction.

In its growth, a tree branches out
in the form of a spiral.

His hope was that a pillar,
even if only one,

could be just like a natural tree,

connected everywhere
with no breaks or gaps.

Gaudi often used to say,

'it's impossible to build
this church all by myself.

Another architect
shall continue when I'm gone

and add something of his own
in the process.

That way this church will become
something far richer.”

Everything comes from
the great book of nature

human attainments are
an already printed book -gaudi