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Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan is a 2006 documentary film by Manfred Kirchheimer that attempts to tell the story of how Louis Sullivan designed skyscrapers. The film begins by placing the viewer in late 19th century Chicago just after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Mar 17, 2006 · Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan: Directed by Manfred Kirchheimer. With Dylan Baker. The development of the American skyscraper, starting in the late 19th century, in Chicago and then New York, centers on the conflict between architects Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan.
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Jan 17, 2018 · Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan. NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Manfred Kirchheimer. Documentary. Not Rated. 1h 19m. By A.O. Scott. Jan. 17, 2018. “Tall” is a...
- Manfred Kirchheimer
Feb 8, 2018 · Manfred Kirchheimer’s 2006 film, screening now in New York City—its first-ever theatrical run—chronicles Louis Sullivan’s creation of an American architectural aesthetic. Review of ‘Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan’ | 2018-02-08 | Architectural Record
- Anna Shapiro
Jan 18, 2018 · January 18, 2018 12:52pm. Courtesy of A Cinema Guild/Streetwise Films. The latest of NYC documentarian Manfred Kirchheimer’s films to be given its theatrical premiere several years late, Tall:...
Jan 14, 2005 · Film. Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan. by Fred Camper January 14, 2005. Manfred Kirchheimer’s 2006 video documentary tells the story of Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd...
Jan 19, 2018 · Summary This film tells the story of the unstoppable rise of the skyscrapers. Starting in 1869, in New York and Chicago, elevators, steel, and electricity combined to create a frenzy of tall and taller buildings. Tall traces the experiments of the early skyscraper architects, especially Louis Sullivan, the Chicago architect (and mentor of Frank ...
