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My Architect: A Son's Journey (2003) - Movie Details

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Release Date: November 14, 2003 (LA/NY)
On DVD: February 15, 2005
Genre: Documentary
Director: Nathaniel Kahn
Writer: NA
Cast: Louis I. Kahn, Edmund Bacon, Frank Gehry, Philip Johnson, Esther Kahn, Nathaniel Kahn, Sue Ann Kahn, Harriet Pattison, I. M. Pei, Alexandra Tyng, Anne Tyng, Shamsul Wares
Studio: New Yorker Films
Official site: myarchitectfilm.com
Running Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, this movie explores the life of the director's father, architect Louis I. Kahn. Though he is one of the 20th century's more influential architects, he died broke and barely recognized. He left behind three different families....

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I don't watch documentaries very often. It's not that I don't like documentaries, but it's about availability and publicity. As with independent films, the ones that get watched are the ones that either get the backing of a slick marketing campaign, or rave reviews. These often go hand-in-hand. Furthermore, I don't have the luxury of the professional critics who get free passes to just about every movie in a year. I don't have the time or the money to go searching for the right film. Full movie review »

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