The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. Read more …
Admired for their creations and fascinating as individuals, they have risen to iconic status in American culture. 'Eames: The Architect & 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.
Thorough if workmanlike.
Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey’s film does a good job of getting into the particulars of their private life to show how it shaped their work – which extended to innovative films, art exhibitions and conceptual thinking for nascent computer giant IBM – as well as showing how their work and success shaped their relationship.
Informative, enjoyable, even heartbreaking in parts.
This documentary about the famous designers celebrates a unique kind of American creativity that anticipates the digital age.
It may not offer much depth on their achievements but it still is a perfect introduction to their lives.
What matters is the evidence of lives dedicated to an abundant and visionary talent.
A disappointingly thin treatment of two pioneers of design.
A riveting story.
There's a lot of detail here for design junkies, rather too much sometimes, but just as interest begins to flag the film begins to look beyond the brand to the individuals who made the partnership so enduring.
Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday August 24, 2012, until Monday August 27, 2012. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com
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