2024-11-21T13:19:35-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149990523/jeff-bridges-and-maggie-gyllenhaal-to-star-in-a-new-movie-about-mies-van-der-rohe-and-edith-farnsworth Nicholas Korody 2017-02-06T13:23:00-05:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0v/0vpr4sc7bg35tb0y.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The story of Mies van der Rohe and Edith Farnsworth&mdash;the namesake commissioner of the famous glass house&mdash;is rife with sex and scandal. According to the typical narrative, Farnsworth, a nephrologist of some acclaim, didn&rsquo;t just want one of Mies&rsquo; buildings, but also the man himself. When things didn&rsquo;t pan out that way, she took revenge by heading to the courts.</p><p>But, as a former <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/128649077/screen-print-33-the-alternative-history-of-edith-farnsworth-and-her-architect-from-mit-s-thresholds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Screen/Print</a> revealed, that story isn&rsquo;t just inaccurate&mdash;it&rsquo;s laden with sexist assumptions. Namely, that a woman couldn&rsquo;t simply be dissatisfied with an architectural &ldquo;masterwork&rdquo; because of its formal flaws. She had to be driven by &ldquo;feminine&rdquo; emotions.</p><p>Anyway, it&rsquo;s still a good story. And now it&rsquo;s heading to the silver screen. According to <a href="http://www.showbiz411.com/2017/02/03/exclusive-jeff-bridges-maggie-gyllenhaal-will-reunite-from-crazy-heart-for-new-drama-about-famed-architect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Showbiz 411</a>, Jeff Bridges will be starring as the German architect and Maggie Gyllenhaal will play Farnsworth.</p>