The Films of Charles & Ray Eames
by Charles Eames
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Director: Charles EamesDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 337 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-08-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of The Films of Charles & Ray Eames
Movie Review: Completing the picture
Summary: 4 Stars
If you are fascinated by the talents of the Eames' and want to build a fuller insight into the extent of their work then this is certainly worth getting. Be warned though that this has very little to do with their work as furniture designers and more to do with the films they produced either as personal projects or commissioned by companies such as IBM.
The movies are quaint and endearing, lovely 60s animations and models they built in their studio.
There is a nice film made by the family of the Eames' workshop when they packed it up after their death - we get to see the textures and environment of their work areas. the sound track to some of this films, particularly this one, can get a bit jarring, but the sound is relevant as it is from the music box they used to have.
Summary of The Films of Charles & Ray Eames
Charles and Ray Eames are among the finest American designers of the 20th Century. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design (the Eames? Chair), industrial design and manufacturing, and the photographic arts. In the early 1950s, the Eameses extended their interest and skill in photography into filmmaking. They created over eighty-five short films ranging in subjects from tops to the world of Franklin and Jefferson , from simple sea creatures to the explanation of advanced mathematical and scientific concepts, such as the workings of the computer. Toccata for Toy Trains and Powers of Ten are two brilliant examples of the Eameses' skill, creativity and far-reaching interests. The scores for both those films and some thirty others were written by their friend and collaborator, Elmer Bernstein. This Box Set contains The Films of Charles & Ray Eames volumes 1 - 6.Documentary DVD Video
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