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- 2003
- New Yorker Films
- 1 h 56 m
- 2003
- New Yorker Films
- 1 h 56 m
Summary A tale of love and art, betrayal and forgiveness -- in which the illegitimate son of legendary architect Louis I. Kahn undertakes a five year, worldwide exploration to understand his long-dead father. (New Yorker Films)
Directed By: Nathaniel Kahn
Written By: Nathaniel Kahn
- 2003
- New Yorker Films
- 1 h 56 m
- 2003
- New Yorker Films
- 1 h 56 m
My Architect
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Summary A tale of love and art, betrayal and forgiveness -- in which the illegitimate son of legendary architect Louis I. Kahn undertakes a five year, worldwide exploration to understand his long-dead father. (New Yorker Films)
Directed By: Nathaniel Kahn
Written By: Nathaniel Kahn
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
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93% Positive
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
81
93% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
7% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Movies today rarely touch chords that are spiritual or deeply emotional, but Nathaniel Kahn's remarkable documentary My Architect: A Son's Journey does both.
Absorbing, beautiful documentary.
What a sad film this, and how filled with the mystery of human life.
What makes it enthralling is the younger Kahn's openness to a range of emotional responses (his own and others') to his father's life above and below board, and his readiness to turn his own predicament into both entertainment and a provisional kind of puckish wisdom.
It is a stunning work that captures with elegance -- and touches of lyricism -- the challenge of finding the man through the artist.
Nathaniel will sometimes take it too far. It's particularly distracting, and even a little distancing, when he waits till the end of a lengthy interview to tell one of his father's former collaborators and friends that he is Louis' son.
A fascinating look at a bizarre man and a brilliant talent. But a good deal of the movie is described by its subtitle -- "A Son's Journey'' -- and to the extent it is, the movie sags.
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Production Company
Louis Kahn Project Inc.,
Mediaworks,
New Yorker Films
Release Date Nov 12, 2003
Duration 1 h 56 m
Genres
Tagline The secret life of architectural genius Louis Kahn
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Chicago International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations
