I went a second time to see Stardust, Jim Venturi’s admirable, illuminating and often funny film about his parents, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, because it is not, I think, on general release, but deserves to be, because it is as much about their relationship as their architecture. First time round, I was struck by how well Denise comes out of it and not just as the protagonist of Las Vegas. Second time, Bob seemed to dominate particularly towards the end. Either way, it tells one far more about them and their buildings, including the Sainsbury Wing, than any amount of architectural criticism. A brilliant piece of filming by Jim Venturi and of editing by Anita Naughton.
| Charles | Saumarez | Smith | 
Lucky you! As soon as you flagged up that it was going to have a second date at The Barbican, we tried to book but found it was full. Hope you can influence further dates!
Yes, there was a full house. It seems odd that it’s not being distributed more widely. Charles
I don’t know if you saw it but last night’s University Challenge between Newcastle and Edinburgh had a round of questions on Scott Brown and Venturi. It’s about twenty minutes into the competition.
I must watch. Charles