Over the weekend i had a chance to sit down and watch eames. Charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. Death mills free billy wilders documentary in german showing. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important designers. The eames, of course, very much warrant cultural paeans they not only gave a shape and style to the american twentieth century, but they also defined a new cultural role for designers as architects of. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design e. The architect and the painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work opening november 18th at the ifc center in new york city. Dieter rams, who spent more than three decades as chief designer of german electronics company braun. Charles eames, ray eames, james franco, gordon ashby, bill tondreau, tina beebe, deborah sussman. The architect and the painter isnt just about influential 20thcentury designer charles eames, or even about charles and his wife ray. In creative partnership with his spouse, ray kaiser eames, he was responsible for groundbreaking contributions in the field of architecture, furniture design, industrial design, manufacturing and the photographic arts.
The architect and the painter is a definitive and unprecedented cinematic foray into the private world of the venice beach, calif. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most. The architect and the painter gives us a long awaited glimpse into the thought process and life of this wonderful couple. The architect and the painter tells the story of two of americas most important designers, the husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames. He was an architect by training, she was a painter and sculptor. The relationship between charles eames and his wife ray ignited a burst of design ingenuity. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the.
The architect and the painter jason cohn and bill jerseys sprightly documentary weighs its subjects unique accomplishments and widespread influence while probing a relationship more. The architect and the painter premieres nationally monday, december 19 from 1011. The architect and the painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. Information taken from archival material, visually stunning films, love letters. Or as charles and ray often said, the best, for the most, for the least. Fan site for the documentary about charles and ray eames, coming soon to pbs american masters and a theater near you. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in american culture. The architect and the painter on dvd december, 2011 starring james franco. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eames. The relationship between charles eames and his wife ray ignited a burst of design ingenuity whose impact on the world can still be felt over half a century later. The architect and the painter will leave audiences clear about the genuine legacy of eames design. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also. Eames demetrios, director of the eames office, on the new documentary.
The architect and the painter is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. The architect and the painter, an impressive documentary about uber innovators charles and ray eames, is as fascinating and at times oblique. The film moves between a narrative about the husband and wife team to one about the eames office and its accomplishments, starting with chair design, but also moving through architecture. The architect and the painter, a documentary about the couple by jason cohn and bill jersey narrated by james franco, comes out in theaters on november 18th the first film about them since their deaths, eames.
The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames were americas most influential and important industrial designers. Design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in venice beach, california, where charles and ray eames set up their renaissancestyle studio in the optimistic flush of american victory during world war. Its definitely one of the best documentaries ive seen in recent memory another is foo fighters. Beautiful equations free artistwriter matt collings takes the plunge into. Charles and ray eames are clearly in the ranks as the most important american designers of 20th century. The architect and the painter article in the journal of the society of architectural historians 714 january 2012 with 16 reads how we measure reads. With charles eames, ray eames, james franco, jeannine oppewall. The architect and the painter 2011 rotten tomatoes. This documentary about the famous designers celebrates a unique kind of. The architect and the painter focuses on the relationship between the two and their art. The dcw dining height chair wood legs, made from molded plywood in 1946, is one of charles and ray eames classic designs, as seen in eames. Charles and ray eames are among the most important american designers of this century.
Charles often overshadowed his wife but the film goes to some lengths to correct the misperception that he was the only eames who counted. The architect and the painter is a 2011 documentary film about american designers charles and ray eames and the eames office. This documentary tells the story of the husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames, widely considered americas most important designers. Eames office a 1968 photograph of ray and charles eames, as seen in eames. The architect and the painter by jason cohn,bill jersey. The architect and the painter a film by jason cohn and bill jersey. James franco narrates the pbs american masters award winning eames.
They have contributed to industrial design, furniture design, architecture, photography and manufacturing. In many ways, this is what eames thought architecture was the ongoing. Back and forth, if you like rock and roll the parents of modern design, charles and ray eames, are fullyexamined through archival footage, the eames house, and interviews with those who knew the couple. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art, and film. It is the national pbs airing of the new documentary eames. Few designers have had an impact on the way the modern world functions in the same way that ray and charles eames have. From 1941 to 1978, this husbandandwife team brought unique talents to their partnership. Charles eames june 17, 1907 august 21, 1978 was an american designer, architect and film maker.
And while charles is the architect of the title and ray the painter, they and their collaborators were also filmmakers. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. The architect and the painter 2011 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Architects and designers, the eames are considered, by the second aspect, as the most important designers of. Best known for their beautiful and functional, yet inexpensive furniture, most notably their signature molded plywood eames chair, charles and. The architect and the painter covers the lives of a couple whose approach to product design was in its way as influential as that of steve jobs. It was produced and written by jason cohn, and coproduced by bill jersey. Interviews with family members and design historians guide the viewer on an intimate tour of the eames era, while junior designers who were swept into the 247 world of the eamery, as they.
Watch an intimate film celebrating the creative genius of husbandandwife team charles and ray eames, a couple widely regarded as americas most influential designers. From 1941 to 1978 charles and ray eames, a husbandandwife team, brought unique talents to their partnership. Our family statement appearing at the screening in new york personal. More than any other american designers, charles and ray eames helped define the postwar modernist aesthetic. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. And i have shared a few comments about the film earlier on this blog. Charles was the public face of the eames office, but ray and charles worked together as creative partners and employed a diverse creative. The architect and the painter traverses the fascinating life of a couple whose contributions broadly determined what modern postwar american life looked and felt like. Architecture and design documentaries to binge while in selfisolation. The architect and the painter american craft council. Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a. The architect and the painter 2011 starring james franco on dvd and bluray.
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