Friday, January 17, 2014

Eames: The Architect & the Painter 2011


Eames: The Architect and the Painter     America’s most influential industrial designers were Charles and Ray Eames.  This film uses a large amount of archival material and interviews.  Friends, colleagues and experts tell the business and personal story of the couple.  They made plywood and fiberglass furniture, splints for wounded military personnel in WWII, interior designs, multi-media exhibits, graphics, photography, games, films and toys.  The Eames were very creative and willing to take risks.  They were also passionate about the tasks at hand using hard work and focus to get the job done.  They understood the needs of the users and those viewing their efforts.  Function and form made the Eames chair very popular.  Charles was the craftsman and Ray was artistically gifted.
     Everyone took a back seat to Charles and they were not credited for their work on projects.  Even Ray was never listed for her contributions.  Charles could not vision designs in color and Ray took over in that area.  Her perfectionist tendencies and her copious note writing sometimes held Ray back.  There is a lot of information in this film and I found it better to take a break during viewing and come back later to finish.  3* (This movie is OK)

85 min, Doc directed by Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey with Charles and Ray Eames, James Franco, Jeannine Oppewal, Paul Schrader, Kevin Roche.

Note:  Imdb 7.1 out of 10, 88% critic 83% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.




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