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Mies

1986 · 63 min

A calm, thoughtful tour through glass-and-steel buildings, with talking heads weighing a designer's legacy.

Directed by
Michael Blackwood
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Mies van der Rohe, Robert A.M. Stern, Philip Johnson
Overview
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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Directed by
Michael Blackwood
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Mies van der Rohe, Robert A.M. Stern, Philip Johnson
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  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
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  • art
  • ambition
  • identity
  • work
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  • big city
Era
contemporary
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adult
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  • documentary
  • true story
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  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Michael Blackwood
Starring
Mies van der Rohe, Robert A.M. Stern, Philip Johnson, Franz Schulze, Peter Blake, George Danforth, Arthur Drexler, Peter Eisenman
Runtime
63 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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