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Which myth do you mean? The one which claims Edith Farnsworth was unhappy with the house mainly because she was rejected by the man she loved but couldn't have, or the other myth spun by Elizabeth Gordon that the architecture of the Farnsworth House and the International Style in general was destructive, un-American and even Communist?
Hopefully, the film will confront both of these, plus the patriarchal tendencies of modern architecture as a whole...
In any event, the image of "the Dude" as Mies is just priceless!
The photo of the Farnsworth raises the issue of sets for the movie. Would it be possible that the house itself might be employed as a setting ?
I was told by someone involved that this Gehry building in Manhattan played a part in a movie, a few years back; a portion of one floor was recreated in a studio so that a semi-destructive scene could be staged. I saw a photo; quite a construction. Large photo-dioramas were placed beyond the glass when interior shots were made -- hopefully more realistic than the 3-D Manhattan made for the set of Hitchcock's "Rope" !
John Goodman has the Mies build. Bridges would have to bulk up.
If that recumbent woman is actually Edith, the fetching Maggie Gyllenhaal would be a poor substitute.
I say get Faye Dunaway. I don't know what she looks like these days -- but the story seems to call for some flamboyant bad acting, so she's my gal . . .