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My Father, the Genius is a film of genre Documentary released in USA on 14 january 2002

My Father, the Genius (2002)

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Released in USA 14 january 2002
Rating66% 3.3204753.3204753.3204753.3204753.320475

My Father the Genius is a 2002 documentary film directed by Lucia Small.

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When long-estranged father, dreamer and visionary architect, Glen Small bequeaths his daughter the task of writing his biography, she answers instead with a film about his career and rocky private life - while he is still alive. "My Father, The Genius" explores the precarious framework on which a career and family are built. How does a man dedicate his entire life to "saving the world through architecture," yet miss some basics at home? How does one balance creative obsession with familial obligations?

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