
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. 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 thei... (Full plot summary below)
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The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames were America's most influential and important industrial designers. 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.
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| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineFascinating documentary about the iconic American design team and their studio that defined an enduring modernist look. |
| AALBC.comKam WilliamsA fascinating biopic as offbeat, engaging and readily-accessible as its endlessly-inventive subjects. |
| Chicago ReaderAndrea GronvallFilmmakers 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. |
| ViewLondonJennifer TateThis 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. |
| Little White LiesBasia CummingsA must for anyone interested in contemporary design, film and how life and work meld together. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThere 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. |
| Boston GlobeMark FeeneyThe Eamery, as some called it, was highly successful as a business - and, more important, as an exercise in tastemaking. "We wanted to make the best for the most for the least,'' the Eameses like to say. |
| San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisAs fascinating - and at times oblique - as the famous couple themselves. |
| Film School RejectsLandon PalmerEames: 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 New York TimesA.O. ScottThe most gratifying thing about "Eames" is that it shows, in marvelous detail, how their work was an extension of themselves and how their distinct personalities melded into a unique and protean force. |