Eames: The Architect And The Painter (2011)
Average Rating: 7.1/10
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Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 3
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Average Rating: 7.4/10
Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 1
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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 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
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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.
Top CriticFilmmakers 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.
A basically adulatory and very lively look at the documentary's subjects.
As fascinating - and at times oblique - as the famous couple themselves.
Much like the creations of its subjects, "Eames" is itself a dazzling, sensory adventure.
There couldn't be a better time to examine the complex and absorbing history of this designing couple, and "Eames: The Architect and the Painter" couldn't be a better vehicle for that examination.
A riveting story.
Made for the American Masters series, it comes across as an excellent piece of TV that seems somehow to have escaped its little box. Fascinating throughout, nonetheless.
James Franco narrates in his best museum headset voice.
It may not offer much depth on their achievements but it still is a perfect introduction to their lives.
This documentary about the famous designers celebrates a unique kind of American creativity that anticipates the digital age.
A must for anyone interested in contemporary design, film and how life and work meld together.
This colourful documentary about one of America's most important design teams provides an extraordinary presentation of an impressive portfolio, but when it comes to the Eames' personal life some questions are left unanswered.
A disappointingly thin treatment of two pioneers of design.
An enlightening documentary about a multi-talented married couple who have been called the most important American designers in the 20th century.
Fascinating documentary about the iconic American design team and their studio that defined an enduring modernist look.
A fascinating biopic as offbeat, engaging and readily-accessible as its endlessly-inventive subjects.
Audience Reviews for Eames: The Architect And The Painter
A story fascinating couple that gives great insight into the world of design the 60â(TM)s. Charles and Ray Eames (Husband and Wife design team) for changing the way the world looks at furniture and placed Herman Miller on the map. Beyond their work in furniture, their multimedia and film work pushes the boundaries of technology and leads the world to way web based information is presented (before the PC).
The story focuses on their professional work and cast a purposefully blind eye on their personal life. In the end, I had more questions than answers. The culture of the time cast Charles as the Leader of his studio and Ray as a supporting character (instead of equal characters).
The majority of the story is told by their designers many who went on to become important designers in their own right. However they focus only the work surroundings and some seem a little bitter. I would have like to hear more from their contemporaries friends and family.
BC 10-08-12
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