Heinz Emigholz, the premiere purveyor of architectural oddities (D Annunzio s Cave; Goff in the Desert), offers a stunning portrait of urban Los Angeles through the houses of Austrian-American architect Rudolph Schindler. Using no voiceover, historical photos, or other conventions of standard documentaries, the film presents beautifully composed shots of 40 of Schindler s houses in the order in which they were built. Emigholz s style is formal and subtle, but the cumulative effect is a provocative meditation on Schindler s ideas regarding architecture vs. environment.Part of Emigholz s Photography and Beyond series, SCHINDLER S HOUSES is another example of his obsession with architecture as autobiography.