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My Architect: A Son's Journey

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2003 | 116 min | Documentary

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Critics loved it (93% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite almost no lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Best for anyone who likes learning something new. You'll come away knowing something you didn't.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Well paced for a documentary, at 1 hr 56 min.
What might put you off
Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.

World-famous architect Louis Kahn (Exeter Library, Salk Institute, Bangladeshi Capitol Building) had two illegitimate children with two different women outside of his marriage. Son Nathaniel always hoped that someday his father would come and live with him and his mother, but Kahn never left his wife. Instead, Kahn was found dead in a men's room in Penn Station when Nathaniel was only 11.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 81 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    Nominated for 1 Oscar.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 8K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Nathaniel Kahn

  • Edmund BaconSelf
  • Edwina Pattison DanielsAunt Eddie
  • Balkrishna DoshiSelf
  • Frank GehrySelf
  • Philip JohnsonSelf
  • Louis KahnSelf (archive footage)
  • Nathaniel KahnSelf
  • Sue Ann KahnSelf
  • Haym Richard KatzRichard Katz
  • Harriet PattisonSelf