To many people, the history of skyscrapers in these United States and particularly the work done by architect Louis Sullivan may not seem like fodder for much more than your run of the mill educational short. You know, the type that you’d watch in middle school during an art history class that has a stock jazz score and a narrator too excited about the material for his own good. However, in the hands of legendary documentarian Manfried Kirchheimer, Tall: The American Skyscraper And Louis Sullivan goes from charming historical document into a legitimate piece of experimental non-fiction cinema.
Now finally arriving in theaters after its production in 2006, Kirchheimer’s documentary introduces the viewer to architect Louis Sullivan, one of the true giants of the medium. A mentor to one Frank Lloyd Wright, Sullivan and rival Daniel Burnham are the central focus of this film, itself a groundbreaking meditation on...
Now finally arriving in theaters after its production in 2006, Kirchheimer’s documentary introduces the viewer to architect Louis Sullivan, one of the true giants of the medium. A mentor to one Frank Lloyd Wright, Sullivan and rival Daniel Burnham are the central focus of this film, itself a groundbreaking meditation on...
- 1/19/2018
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
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