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Article: FILM: Building a Legacy.(Movie Review)
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- November 17, 2003
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Byline: Cathleen McGuigan
It's not easy to bring architecture to life on screen. But when filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn took his camera to the awesome Salk Institute in La Jolla, Calif., in his award-winning documentary, "My Architect: A Son's Journey," he knew just what to do. The Salk's beauty lies not just in the design of its dual buildings but in the plaza in between that overlooks the Pacific. To animate that empty but magical space, Kahn put on Rollerblades--and we see him glide and weave across the plaza toward the endless horizon. It's part of his search for his father, Louis Kahn--the Salk's great architect and a man Nathaniel barely got to know--and he ...
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