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    Design and Architecture

    German Expressionist Cinema Haunts LACMA

    Husband and wife Michael Maltzan and Amy Murphy partnered up to create the installation for the LACMA exhibition Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s . Hear them talk about their design and the connections between expressionist film and the contemporary city.

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    By Frances Anderton • Nov 4, 2014 • 1 min read

    Husband and wife Michael Maltzan and Amy Murphy partnered up to create the installation for the LACMA exhibition Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s. Hear them talk about their design and the connections between expressionist film and the contemporary city.

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    Haunted Screens, Birdman Costumes, The Future of Auschwitz
    1. 0:49German Expressionist Cinema Haunts LACMA You’re reading this
    2. 13:30Designing for Birdman
    3. 22:33The Future of Auschwitz
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Caroline Chamberlain

      KUOW

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      Michael Maltzan

      Michael Maltzan Architecture

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      Amy Murphy

      USC School of Architecture

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Haunted Screens, Birdman Costumes, The Future of Auschwitz
    1. 0:49German Expressionist Cinema Haunts LACMA You’re reading this
    2. 13:30Designing for Birdman
    3. 22:33The Future of Auschwitz
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