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Mies

Name: Mies
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1986-01-01
Cast: Mies van der Rohe, Robert A.M. Stern, Philip Johnson, Franz Schulze, Peter Blake

1986 | 63 min | Documentary

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Aimed squarely at the curious. You'll come away knowing something you didn't.
The mood: Eye-opening.
The pace: Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 3 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off: Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.

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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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Blackwood

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