An examination of the artistic and construction techniques, architecture and design of this immense fortress in the south of Spain, built mainly by the Nasrid dynasty in the 13th century. Its outward austerity conceals an explosion of refinement and ornamentation, gardens and marble fountains in the grandest tradition of Moorish style and Islamic art of the period.
Cinematography
Drone shots that make your Spain trip photos look embarrassing.
Production
Access to restricted spaces tourists never see.
Editing
Seamless cuts between 13th century craft and present-day decay.
Director
Yohann Thiriet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Directors Fessard and Thiriet spent three years negotiating access to sections closed since the 1950s, including the raw brick cores behind the famous plasterwork.
The Alhambra's current 'restored' state largely reflects 19th-century Romantic imagination—much of what visitors admire would be unrecognizable to its original inhabitants.
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