Farnsworth House 

The story of the creative and emotional entanglement in 1947 between legendary architect Mies Van der Rohe and his client Dr. Edith Farnsworth which resulted in the first glass house -- the... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Press

Writer:

Richard Press

Stars:

Elizabeth Debicki, Ralph Fiennes

Cast

Credited cast, sorted by IMDb STARmeter:
Elizabeth Debicki	...	Edith Farnsworth
Ralph Fiennes	...	Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Storyline

The story of the creative and emotional entanglement in 1947 between legendary architect Mies Van der Rohe and his client Dr. Edith Farnsworth which resulted in the first glass house -- the landmark Farnsworth House near Chicago. Mies and Edith started as architect and client, became lovers, then bitter enemies who last saw each other in court. This is the story about all the blood on the floor in the making of a masterpiece.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Early on during the film's development, Jeff Bridges was attached to star as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. He later dropped out and was replaced by Ralph Fiennes in January 2019, at which time Maggie Gyllenhaal also joined the cast in the role of Edith Farnsworth. Over a year later, in February 2020, it was announced that Gyllenhaal had left the project to concentrate her efforts on her directorial debut The Lost Daughter. Elizabeth Debicki was added at that time in the Farnsworth role and Sony Pictures Classics was reportedly finalizing U.S. distribution rights.

Details

Country:

Canada Ireland

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Serendipity Point Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color