The read
It runs a compact 1h 3m.
Synopsis
No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentation of his life, this film shows all his major buildings, as well as rare film footage of Mies explaining his philosophy. Phyllis Lambert relates her choice of Mies as the architect for the Seagram building. Mies's achievements and continuing influence are debated by architects Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Venturi, and Philip Johnson, by former students and by architectural historians. Mies is seen in rare documentary footage.
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Key crew
- Michael BlackwoodDirector
Cast
- Mies van der RoheArchive Footage
- Robert A.M. SternSelf
- Philip JohnsonSelf
- Franz SchulzeNarrator
- Peter BlakeSelf
- George DanforthSelf
- Arthur DrexlerSelf
- Peter EisenmanSelf
- James Ingo FreedSelf
- Myron GoldsmithSelf
- Bruce GrahamSelf
- John HejdukSelf
Themes
architectarchitecturemodern artarchitecture history