My architect a son's journey film louis kahn

A sons journey is a 2003 documentary film about the american architect louis kahn 19011974, by his son. A sons journey is a documentary film by nathaniel kahn on his father, louis kahn 19011974, detailing the architects extraordinary career and his family legacy after his death. A sons journey, a 2003 film directed by nathaniel kahn. That kahn was a great architect is clear from the loving photography of his work by his son. In other words, a film which, even as it reconstructs the great architects buildings, deconstructs the man. My architect music from the film original soundtrack. In 1974, an old man died almost unnoticed in new yorks pennsylvania station. Despite the usual budget limitations, the nature and specifically narrow limitations of such a documentary this score represents a departure from the norm for this genre. A son s journey is a 2003 documentary film about the american architect louis kahn 19011974, by his son nathaniel kahn, detailing the architect s extraordinary career and his familial legacy after his death in 1974 in the film, louis kahn is quoted as saying when i went to high school i had a teacher, in the arts, who was head of the department of central high, william. His masterpiece, the capitol of bangladesh in dhaka, is a building that invites the spirit to soar. A sons journey is a documentary film directed by nathaniel kahn, the illegitimate son fathered by architect louis i. Film critic and writer carrie rickey will provide introduction and commentary. A sons journey follows the quest of one of those children, nathaniel kahn who was eleven when the architect died to reconcile his fathers public and private lives, and find out who he really was. A sons journey, the 2003 documentary film about american architect louis i.

This is a fascinating film centered around a son s search for his father that leads us through his work, the people who knew him, and the reclusive and. My architect 2003 louis kahn my architect a sons journey part 01. Born into turbulent times, experiencing illness and poverty in youth, yet having great talent and ambitions, louis kahn is. Instead, its a distant, shallow, and almost meanspirited look at kahns life and buildings, coldly narrated by his son nathaniel. Nathaniel kahn, one of the illegitimate sons of worldfamous architect louis kahn, always hoped as a child that his father would one day live with him and his. The documentary is not just about a famous architect but his secret life that included three families. From there, he tries to uncover the mystery of kahns secretive life while highlighting. Rather than my architect, the subtitle a sons journey is far more accurate. An extremely interesting documentary by louis kahns son. The words in the title of my summary belong to his outofwedlock son. A screening of this nowclassic film in which an estranged son explores the complicated personal side of the renowned architect louis kahn 2003, dir.

Nathaniel was 11 when his father died in 1974 at the age of 73. The movie begins with kahns death in 1974, when nathaniel discovers in the obituary that his father had children by two other women. The film gets off to a somewhat clunky start with the. Kahn died of a heart attack in 1974, details of his private life surfaced he maintained three separate families and.

His other works included the kimbell art museum in fort worth, the yale art gallery, the salk institute in california, and, most surprising, a music boat he designed almost like a vessel from a. In the film, louis kahn is quoted as saying when i went to high school i had a teacher, in the arts, who was. By patricia lowry, pittsburgh postgazette my architect. Kahns troubled life is explored in, a 2003 documentary film by his son, nathaniel kahn. Part travelogue, part interview documentary, part home movie, my architect surveys the elder kahns most.

A film about architect louis kahn by his son nathaniel kahn, detailing the architects extraordinary career and his familial legacy after his death in 1974. A sons journey is the story of a mans fiveyear search for the father he barely knew, for the meaning of his fathers life and work and for the relatives hed never met. Kahns only son nathaniel, sets out on an epic journey to reconcile the. Louis kahn my architect a sons journey cd1 on vimeo. With edmund bacon, edwina pattison daniels, balkrishna doshi, frank gehry. A son\ s journey, the child of one of these extramarital relationships, kahn\s only son nathaniel, sets out on an epic journey to reconcile the life and work of this mysterious, contradictory man. Louis kahn was the father of three children with three different women. Kahn with the second of two sequential extramarital liaisons that he formed during his life.

The film traces the rise of one of the worlds premier architects, norman foster. A sons journey to the list of films to watch and draw inspiration from the last sentence of the louis kahn quote below. There was a legitimate daughter by his wife, esther, with whom he lived, and an illegitimate daughter with the earlier mistress. One nonfiction film that truly creates a narrative journey, my architect is filmmaker nathaniel kahns engrossing search for his father. A sons journey details his poignant search for his father, louis. Its a film with meaning to anyone who seeks to understand the relationship between art and love. A little promo for the film which came out in 2003. A sons journey is a 2003 documentary film about the american architect louis kahn 19011974, by his son nathaniel kahn, detailing the architects extraordinary career and his familial legacy after his death in 1974. Anyone with any connection to architecture in the latter half of the last century knows of louis i. Director nathaniel kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect louis kahn. My architect is a documentary about genius architect, louis kahn, made into a personal and poignant film by his son, nathaniel kahn.

But in my architect, the story of the legendary louis kahn, who sustained three such relationships, the arrangement did not seem to make any of them women, children, progenitor happy. Architecture movie louis kahn, my architect a sons journey. Louis kahn, a giant among twentiethcentury architects, left a legacy of brilliantly designed and engineered buildings that have a tough beauty and deep spirit. One nonfiction film that truly creates a narrative journey, my architect is. This is a fascinating film centered around a sons search for his father that leads us through his work, the people who knew him, and the reclusive and. Kahn dropped dead in the mens room at penn station at the age of 73. In the film, louis kahn is quoted as saying when i went. The film is directed by lou kahns son nathaniel, and you are constantly reminded of it because its more a film of nathaniel coming to terms with the father he barely knew then anything else. Director nathaniel kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect louis kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974. A sons journey cast in a key scene during the moving firstperson documentary my architect, director nathaniel kahn interviews his mother, a landscape architect who worked with his late father, architectural giant louis i.

A story about a son trying to understand his father, with the backdrop of visiting most of his famous buildings. Nathaniels film, made nearly 30 years later, represents both an instrument and a chronicle of his efforts to explore who his father really was, what legacy he left behind, and what it might mean for his son. This is louis kahn my architect a sons journey cd1 by saeed roshani on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love. In my architect, the child of one of these extramarital relationships, kahns only son nathaniel, sets out on an epic journey to reconcile the life and work of this mysterious, contradictory. When i went to high school i had a teacher, in the arts, who was head of the department of central high, william grey, and he gave a course in architecture, the only course in any high school i am sure, in greek, roman. Louis kahn is quoted in the film saying when i went to high school i had a teacher, in the arts, who was head of the department of central high, william grey, and he gave. Sue ann kahn, daughter with his wife, esther israeli kahn.

It takes two days for the police to determine that the dead man is louis i. A sons journey is a 2003 documentary film about the american architect louis kahn 19011974, by his son nathaniel kahn, detailing the. One nonfiction film that truly creates a narrative journey, my architect is filmmaker nathaniel kahn s engrossing search for his father. Portrait of the architect legend louis kahn and his private life from the point of view of his illegitimate son. Louis kahn, one of the most celebrated architects of the 20th century, died in 1974 and left behind a highly compartmentalized life, including two children born out of wedlock to two mistresses. A sons journey son traces the life of louis kahn in my architect friday, february 06, 2004.