The Architect (film)

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The Architect
The Architect DVD cover
Directed by	Matt Tauber
Produced by	Declan Baldwin Mark Cuban Ged Dickersin Christopher Edwards
Written by	David Greig Matt Tauber
Starring	Anthony LaPaglia Viola Davis Isabella Rossellini Hayden Panettiere Sebastian Stan
Music by	Marcelo Zarvos
Cinematography	John Bailey
Editing by	Tom McArdle
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release date(s)	December 1, 2006 (limited)
Running time	82 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Architect is a 2006 film in which architect Leo Waters (Anthony LaPaglia) is confronted by angry residents of a housing complex he designed. The buildings have created a culture of crime in the neighborhood and the residents want them pulled down.

[edit] Plot

Architect Leo Waters' marriage is in trouble, his wife Julia unhappy. Their son Martin drops out of college; he's home, adrift and out of sorts with Leo. Daughter Christina has entered her mid-teens with a new body and new feelings. Enter Tonya Neely, a community organizer who lives in high-rise public housing Leo designed years' before. The residents want the projects razed; she comes to Leo asking him to sign her petition. He's put off; Julia supports Tonya. Martin goes to see for himself and begins a friendship with homo-erotic potential. In the meantime, Christina puts herself at risk seeking affirmation. High pitched emotions and high-rise apartments: what will collapse first?