A must for any design fan, this documentary about husbandandwife design duo charles and ray eames two of the 20th centurys most important designers, investigates their furniture, photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys and their personal lives. The architect and the painter 2011 rotten tomatoes. The architect and the painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. 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. Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a rich array of talents to. A friend of mine has an eames lounge chair that he treats with enormous reverence and claims is the comfiest seat ever made. Dec 23, 2011 eames demetrios, director of the eames office, on the new documentary. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important designers. The architect and the painter by jason cohn,bill jersey. 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 couldnt be a better vehicle for that examination.
Aug 04, 2012 t his engrossing documentary recounts through eloquent interviews and fascinating archive footage the joint careers of the charismatic charles eames and his wife, ray. We wanted to make the best for the most for the least, the eameses like. There couldnt be a better time to examine the complex and absorbing history of this designing couple, and eames. From 1941 to 1978, this husbandwife powerhouse brought unique talents to their partnership.
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 isnt just about influential 20thcentury designer charles eames, or even about charles and his wife ray. With charles eames, ray eames, james franco, jeannine oppewall. Charles and ray eames are clearly in the ranks as the most important american designers of 20th century.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. It is the national pbs airing of the new documentary eames. Dec 18, 2011 from 1941 to 1978, this husbandwife powerhouse brought unique talents to their partnership. Jason cohn and bill jerseys definitive cinematic foray into the world of the eames is the first film to be made about charles and ray since their deaths and the only one that peers deeply inside the link between their.
Jason cohn and bill jerseys definitive cinematic foray into the world of the eames is the first film to be made. Its pretty hard to say something bad about charles eamesor at least make it stick. 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. T his engrossing documentary recounts through eloquent interviews and fascinating archive footage the joint careers of the charismatic charles eames and. Eames demetrios, director of the eames office, on the new documentary. 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. 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 the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. This documentary about the famous designers celebrates a unique kind of american creativity that anticipates the. It was produced and written by jason cohn, and coproduced by bill jersey. The architect and the painter is a 2011 documentary film about american designers charles and ray eames and the eames office.
The architect and the painter on dvd december, 2011 starring james franco. The architect and the painter film trailer hypebeast. Insightfully narrated by james franco, the film brings to light a virgin cache of archival material, visually stunning films, love letters, photographs and artifacts produced in mindboggling volume by charles and ray with their talented staff during the hyper creative fortyyear epoch of the eames office. Apparently, charles and ray eames are commonly mistaken to be brothers, when in fact the legendary designers were man and. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eames. Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a. 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 2011 starring james franco on dvd and bluray. And i have shared a few comments about the film earlier on this blog. 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 the personal story of charles and ray while placing them firmly in the context of their fascinating times. The architect and the painter gives us a long awaited glimpse into the thought process and life of this wonderful couple. Design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in venice beach, california, where. 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 eameses, and the talented people who worked tirelessly in their santa monica, calif. Jason cohn and bill jerseys definitive cinematic foray into the world of the eames is the first film to be made about charles and ray since their deaths and the only one that peers deeply inside the link between their artistic collaboration and sometimes tortured love for one.
The husband and wife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important. And while charles is the architect of the title and ray the painter, they. Dec 02, 2011 the architect and the painter, an impressive documentary about uber innovators charles and ray eames, is as fascinating and at times oblique as the famous couple themselves. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Fan site for the documentary about charles and ray eames, coming soon to pbs american masters and a theater near you. The architect and the painter, filmmakers jason cohn and bill jersey have made the first film about charles and ray since their deaths and the only film that really endeavors to peer deeply inside their collaboration, inside their sometimes troubled marriage, and beyond the doors of the renaissance studio they created in a. The film highlights the dazzling creative legacy of the eames office and the idiosyncratic couple who founded it. Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in american culture. Our family statement appearing at the screening in new york personal. This lively, informative, and exceedingly reverent documentary doesnt really, but it leaves enough suspect dots for the viewer to connect. Lucia eames eames demetrios paul schrader richard saul wurman kevin roche.
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 streaming vf filmtube. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in american life from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age has been less widely understood. The eamery, as some called it, was highly successful as a business and, more important, as an exercise in tastemaking. Charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames were americas most influential and important industrial designers. The architect and the painter streaming dvdrip, regarder eames. Dec 06, 2011 charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. 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. This documentary about the famous designers celebrates a unique kind of.