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Sep Ruf - Architekt der Moderne (2025)

Name: Sep Ruf - Architekt der Moderne
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2025-10-08T07:53:14+02:00

Documentary | 96 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 96 minuten

Country: Germany

Directed by: Johann Betz

IMDb score: 6,8 (23)

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Sep Ruf - Architekt der Moderne plot

The name Sep Ruf may not be familiar to everyone, but given his influence on post-war German architecture, he certainly deserves more attention. With his refined minimalist style and democratic nature, Ruf significantly shaped the architectural identity of cities like Munich and Nuremberg, where he designed over 300 buildings. This documentary offers extensive insight into the legacy of Ruf, an architect who shunned publicity yet was highly productive, with examples such as the Neue Maxburg, the Kanzlerbungalow, and the iconic German Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair. Without ignoring his silence under the Nazi regime or the lack of recognition for his collaborators, the film reveals the breadth of Ruf's oeuvre and the cultural tensions to which he responded.