Mies

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.

Directed by Michael Blackwood

Top cast

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Mies van der Rohe

Archive Footage

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Robert A.M. Stern

Self

Philip Johnson

Self

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Franz Schulze

Narrator

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Peter Blake

Self

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George Danforth

Self

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Arthur Drexler

Self

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Peter Eisenman

Self

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James Ingo Freed

Self

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Myron Goldsmith

Self

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Bruce Graham

Self

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John Hejduk

Self

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Phyllis Lambert

Self

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Dirk Lohan

Self

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Fritz Neumeyer

Self

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Richard Pommer

Self

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Julius Posener

Self

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