My Architect (2003)
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Louis I. Kahn is considered by many historians to have been the most important architect of the second half of the twentieth century. While Kahn's artistic legacy was a search for truth and clarity, his personal life was secretive and chaotic. His mysterious death in a train station men's room left behind three families -- one with his wife and two with women with whom he had long-term affairs. The child of one of these extra-marital relationships, Kahn's only son Nathaniel, sets out on a journey to reconcile the life and work of this mysterious man.

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Architecture

Collected reviews and ratings

9.0 Variety | David Rooney

This fascinating portrait of an eccentric visionary and his chaotic triple family life is an accomplished, enormously satisfying non-fiction work.
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8.8 Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

The movie begins as the story of a son searching for his father, and ends as the story of the father searching for himself.
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8.0 New York Times | Stephen Holden

The son's search is one of three strands of a story that the movie weaves into a meticulously structured portrait of a complicated man who remains elusive even after key elements of the puzzle have been pieced together.
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8.0 Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

It is a film that's as much about the emotional connections between children and parents as it is about an architect even his peers are in awe of.
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8.0 DVD Verdict | Brett Cullum

My Architect is a great film. It's funny, moving, and beautiful in so many ways. There is a sadness throughout the entire film, but it's a melancholy brand that never bogs the story down
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8.0 DVD Talk | Kim Morgan

My Architect is a sad movie, but inspirational and funny as well. You won't come away with a clear picture of Louis Kahn and you won't know exactly what made him tick but the film is all the better for it.
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8.0 DVD Town | Christopher Long

My Architect" is a deeply felt and beautifully photographed journey that will speak to any viewer who has ever wanted to understand his or her father a little better.
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6.7 Stylus Magazine | Dave Micevic

The film is more a reflection of Nathaniel's quest to understand his origins rather than a mere examination of the architecture itself.
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