Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in american culture. The architect and the painter film trailer hypebeast. 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, photography and film. Over the weekend i had a chance to sit down and watch eames. 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. Charles was the public face of the eames office, but ray and charles worked together as creative partners and employed a diverse creative. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important designers.
Audio clips are interspersed with narration by james franco. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art, and film. Dokument, jehoz vypravecem je znamy hollywoodsky herec james franco, je prvnim snimkem venovanym temto vyjimecnym osobnostem. Widely regarded as americas most important modern designers, they are perhaps best remembered for their mid 20thcentury plywood and fibreglass furniture, although the eames office also created many other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii to photography, interiors. With charles eames, ray eames, james franco, jeannine oppewall. The architect and the painter is a 2011 documentary film about.
And i have shared a few comments about the film earlier on this blog. Fan site for the documentary about charles and ray eames, coming soon to pbs american masters and a theater near you. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also created a mindbending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii, to photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits, graphics. The husband and wife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important. 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. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the. Or as charles and ray often said, the best, for the most, for the least. Its definitely one of the best documentaries ive seen in recent memory another is foo fighters. A friend of mine has an eames lounge chair that he treats with enormous reverence and claims is the comfiest seat ever made. The architect and the painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. The architect and the painter 2011 rotten tomatoes.
The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames were americas most influential and important industrial designers. The architect and the painter theatrical trailer video. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. The architect and the painter by jason cohn,bill jersey. The architect and the painter is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work.
Charles and ray eames at the design museum 1998 library of congress exhibit 1999 a documentary about the couple titled eames. The architect and the painter 2011 starring james franco on dvd and bluray. 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 husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most. Charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. The architect and the painter premieres nationally monday, december 19 from 1011. The husband andwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most. The architect and the painter, an impressive documentary about uber innovators charles and ray eames, is as fascinating and at times oblique. The architect and the painter is a 2011 documentary film about american designers charles and ray eames and the eames office. James franco narrates the pbs american masters award winning eames. And while charles is the architect of the title and ray the painter, they and their collaborators were also filmmakers. The architect and the painter a film by jason cohn and bill jersey. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also.
Our family statement appearing at the screening in new york personal. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. The architect and the painter will leave audiences clear about the genuine legacy of eames design. Most of the period images are still photographs from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, bu. A communications primer free an instructional film on the basics of. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design e. The architect and the painter is a definitive and unprecedented cinematic foray into the private world of the venice beach, calif.
If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. The architect and the painter draws from a treasure trove of archival material, as well as new interviews with friends, colleague, and experts to capture. Charles and ray eames are clearly in the ranks as the most important american designers of 20th century. The world of charles and ray eames barbican art gallery, october 21, 2015 february 14, 2016. Watch an intimate film celebrating the creative genius of husbandandwife team charles and ray eames, a couple widely regarded as americas most influential designers. The architect and the painter on dvd december, 2011 starring james franco. The architect and the painter is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses. 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.
It is the national pbs airing of the new documentary eames. C first run features the husbandandwife team of charles. 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. 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 traverses the fascinating life of a couple whose contributions broadly determined what modern postwar american life looked and felt like. The architect and the painter isnt just about influential 20thcentury designer charles eames, or even about charles and his wife ray. The architect and the painter was released on november 18, 2011 as part of the american masters series on pbs television. James franco narrates this documentary about husbandandwife design duo charles and ray eames. Charles and ray eames are among the most important american designers of this century. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also created a mindbending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii, to photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits, graphics, games. 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, a lively new documentary by jason cohn and bill jersey. The architect and the painter american craft council. They have contributed to industrial design, furniture design, architecture, photography and manufacturing.