This ugly concrete complex is the Barbican, built in the 1970s in heavily bombed Cripplegate area.It's the City's only large residential complex and home to the Barbican Arts Centre consisting of concert and theatre halls, cinemas, a library and an art gallery.
By chance, as so many things happen during my sabbatical, I ended up at the Barbican today to watch The Illusionist, a beautifully drawn and sentimental film about a magician and a girl that believes his magic is real.
The film is based on an unproduced script of the French mime, director and actor Jacques Tati. Beside the lovely story, it catches the atmosphere of London and Edinburgh wonderfully.
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