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My Architect (DVD, 2005)

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In this film, Nathaniel Kahn traces his father's past from his childhood to the pinnacle of his career, and travels the world to look at the buildings he created. He also looks at Kahn's personal life, exploring the reasons for - and consequences of - his inability to cope with his personal and financial responsibilities.

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Fast-motion footage of clouds passing and daylight shifting over architect Louis I. Kahn's most famous buildings shows the true beauty of his monumental work. Designer of the Salk Institute, the Exeter Library, the Kimbell Art Museum, and the Capital Complex of Bangladesh, Kahn dedicated his life to his work, and kept his personal life private. Filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn should know, as he is the artist's illegitimate son, who was 11 years old at the time his father died. Nathaniel made the movie to get to know his father better, and to come to terms with the shocking way that he died--of a heart attack, all alone, in the men's room in New York City's Penn Station. Interviews with such impressive architects as Philip Johnson, I.M. Pei, Frank Gehry, and Robert A. M. Stern give testament to the impact that Kahn made with his work. And touching but tense interviews with Kahn's mistresses--one of whom is the director's mother--shed light on the architect's misgivings in his family life. Music by Neil Young adds poignancy to Nathaniel's story of the famous father he barely knew, and archival footage of Kahn walking through the streets of Philadelphia, working in his office, or teaching graduate classes; brings the architect's legend to life.

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EAN5023965352026

eBay Product ID (ePID)44154423

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleMy Architect

DirectorNathanial Khan

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

FormatDVD

LanguageEnglish

Release Year2005

FeaturesDirector Q and A\Deleted Scenes\Uk Exclusive Director Interview\Gallery\Film Notes, Widescreen, With Subtitles

Aspect Ratio1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Run Time113 Mins

GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies

Additional Product Features

CertificatePG

Number of Discs1

ReviewsDaily Express - Fascinating and poignant, The Observer - A warm, richly suggestive, deeply humane film., The Guardian - An outstanding film...tremendous

Movie/TV TitleMy Architect

Sound sourceDolby Digital 2.0 Stereo\Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround\DTS 5.1 Surround

Format DescriptionDVD 9