Eames: The Architect And The Painter (2011)
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The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military… More The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life - from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age - has been less widely understood. Narrated by James Franco, Eames: The Architect and the Painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. -- (C) First Run Features
- Directed By
- Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey
- Written By
- Jason Cohn
- Genres
- Documentary, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 18, 2011 Limited
- Studio
- First Run Features
Critic Reviews
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Dave Calhoun, Time Out
This attentive and good-looking doc takes a chronological approach to the work and partnership of Charles Eames and his wife Ray, two of the most influential artist-designers of mid twentieth-century America.
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Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Filmmakers Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey deliver a nostalgic zing reminiscent of the TV drama Mad Men but tread lightly around Charles's mood swings and extramarital affairs.
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Mark Feeney, Boston Globe
A basically adulatory and very lively look at the documentary's subjects.
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David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
As fascinating - and at times oblique - as the famous couple themselves.
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Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Much like the creations of its subjects, "Eames" is itself a dazzling, sensory adventure.
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