My Architect (2003)
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- 1h 56min
- Documentary, Biography
- 12 Nov 2003 (USA)
- Movie
Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations.
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Cast
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Edmund Bacon | ... |
Self
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Edwina Pattison Daniels | ... |
Aunt Eddie
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Balkrishna Doshi | ... |
Self
(as B.V. Doshi)
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| Frank Gehry | ... |
Self
(as Frank O. Gehry)
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Philip Johnson | ... |
Self
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Louis Kahn | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Nathaniel Kahn | ... |
Self
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Sue Ann Kahn | ... |
Self
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| Haym Richard Katz | ... |
Richard Katz
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Teddy Kollek | ... |
Self
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Harriet Pattison | ... |
Self
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Priscilla Pattison | ... |
Aunt Posie
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| I.M. Pei | ... |
Self
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| Moshe Safdie | ... |
Self
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Robert A.M. Stern | ... |
Self
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Alexandra Tyng | ... |
Self
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Anne Tyng | ... |
Self
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Shamsul Wares | ... |
Self
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Directed by
| Nathaniel Kahn | ||
Written by
| Nathaniel Kahn | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Susan Rose Behr | ... | producer |
| Andrew S. Clayman | ... | executive producer |
| Simon Egleton | ... | line producer |
| Phyllis Freed Kaufman | ... | associate producer (as Phyllis Kaufman) |
| Darrell Friedman | ... | executive producer |
| Andrew Herwitz | ... | associate producer |
| John Hochroth | ... | associate producer / supervising producer |
| Nathaniel Kahn | ... | producer |
| Yael Melamede | ... | co-producer |
| Judy Moon | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Joseph Vitarelli | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Richman | ||
Editing by
| Sabine Krayenbühl | ||
Editorial Department
| Roger Doran | ... | colorist |
| Benjamin Murray | ... | colorist / on-line editor |
Production Management
| Simon Egleton | ... | post-production supervisor |
Sound Department
| Travis Call | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Shane Gillette | ... | sound recordist |
| Jan McLaughlin | ... | sound mixer |
| Greg Smith | ... | sound editor |
| Steve F.B. Smith | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
| Tony Volante | ... | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Brian Scott Benson | ... | digital effects artist |
| Karen DePrizio | ... | computer animator / restoration artist |
| Luke DiTommaso | ... | visual effects |
| Jennifer Russomanno | ... | title designer |
| Keith Yurevitz | ... | digital artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Claudia Raschke | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Jonathan Rho | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Román Viñoly | ... | additional cinematographer |
Music Department
| David Low | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Tracy McKnight | ... | executive soundtrack producer / music supervisor |
| Alysia Oakley | ... | assistant to music supervisor |
| Chris Robertson | ... | music clearances |
| Allan K. Rosen | ... | music editor |
| Nicholas Viterelli | ... | music editor |
| Alysia Oakley | ... | assistant to executive soundtrack producer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Lisa DeBenedictis | ... | pr consultant |
| Matthew Roseman | ... | production assistant |
| Sally Steele | ... | publicist |
| Ranjan Rabbani | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Kelly Sheehan | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Bright Angel Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Films sans Frontières (2004) (France) (theatrical)
- Filmtrade (2005) (Greece) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (2003) (United States) (theatrical)
- Tartan Films (2004) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Barbar Film (2004) (Turkey)
- Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- HBO Documentary (United States) (tv)
- Mongrel Media (2004) (Canada)
- New Yorker Films (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom)
- The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- Total Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Dog Bark Sound (sound design)
- Soundtrack New York (sound mix)
- SMA Video (telecine)
- Verb! (titles)
- DuArt Film and Video (filmprint)
- DuArt Film and Video (tape to film transfer)
- Commotion Records (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his mother, but Kahn never left his wife. Instead, Kahn was found dead in a men's room in Penn Station when Nathaniel was only 11. Nathaniel travels the world visitng his father's buildings and haunts in this film, meeting his father's contemporaries, colleagues, students, wives, and children.
Written by Martin Lewison |
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| Taglines | The secret life of architectural genius Louis Kahn See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $37,929, 16 Nov 2003 |
Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004). See more » |
| Quotes |
Louis Kahn:
How accidental our existences are, really, and how full of influence by circumstance. See more » |