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kobvindex_INT0000309
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1 DVD video (90 minutes) :
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sound (Dolby Digital 5.1) ; colour ;
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12 cm ; image format : 1.85:1.
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MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "Eames: The Architect and the Painter is a 2011 documentary film about American designers Charles and Ray Eames and the Eames Office. It was produced and written by Jason Cohn, and coproduced by 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, photography and film. Most of the period images are still photographs from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, but there are several film clips. Audio clips are interspersed with narration by James Franco. The film uses extensive interviews to frame the story. Interviews include Richard Saul Wurman, the founder of TED, Irish architect Kevin Roche, designer Bob Blaich, and screenwriter Paul Schrader; Lucia Eames and Eames Demetrios, Charles Eames' daughter and grandson; former Eames office designers: Jeannine Oppewall, Gordon Ashby, Deborah Sussman, and John and Marilyn Neuhart; historians Pat Kirkham, Jed Perl, and Donald Albrecht; and IBM consultant Zeke Seligson."
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MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "EAMES: The Architect and the Painter erzählt die Geschichte des bedeutendsten Designer-Ehepaares des 20. Jahrhunderts - Charles und Ray Eames. Ihre Experimente im Umgang mit geformtem Sperrholz waren Pionierleistungen. Und die daraus hervorgegangenen innovativen Möbelentwürfe aus Formholz und Fiberglas stilbildend für das US-amerikanische Nachkriegsdesign. Mit ihrem ,Eames Lounge Chair' für den Hersteller Herman Miller etwa erreichte das Gestalter-Ehepaar Weltruhm. Das Modell steht wie kein zweites Möbelstück für die organische Formensprache der Moderne. Nicht nur ihre funktionalen Möbel, auch der umfassende Gestaltungsansatz von Ray and Charles Eames inspiriert bis heute Designer in aller Welt. Die Innovationskraft und Neugierde der Eames erstreckte sich in unterschiedlichsten Projekten auf die Bereiche Architektur, Ausstellung, Bildende Kunst, Film, Foto sowie Industrie- und Möbeldesign. Die Filmemacher Jason Cohn und Bill Jersey beschreiben mit EAMES: The Architect and the Painter nicht nur das berufliche Schaffen dieses außergewöhnlichen Paares. Auch das private Leben der beiden Designer wird anhand von Archivmaterialien wie Filmen und Briefen sowie Interviews mit Experten, Mitarbeitern und Familienangehörigen erzählt." -- "EAMES: The Architect and the Painter tells the story of the most important designer couple of the 20th century - Charles and Ray Eames. Her experiments in using molded plywood were pioneering achievements. And the resulting innovative furniture designs made of molded wood and fiberglass form the basis for US post-war design. The designer couple achieved worldwide fame with their 'Eames Lounge Chair' for the manufacturer Herman Miller. Like no other piece of furniture, the model stands for the organic formal language of modernity. Not only their functional furniture, but also the comprehensive design approach of Ray and Charles Eames still inspires designers all over the world. The innovative strength and curiosity of the Eames spanned a wide range of projects in the fields of architecture, exhibition, visual arts, film, photography, as well as industrial and furniture design. The filmmakers Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey describe not only the professional work of this extraordinary couple with EAMES: The Architect and the Painter. The private lives of the two designers are also told through archive material such as films and letters, as well as interviews with experts, employees and family members."
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MACHINE-GENERATED REVIEWS NOTE: "The New York Times reviewer A. O. Scott called it 'a lively new documentary' and 'appropriately busy and abundant: full of objects, information, stories and people, organized with hectic elegance.' He praised it for showing, 'in marvelous detail, how their work was an extension of themselves and how their distinct personalities melded into a unique and protean force.' Tom Keogh of the Seattle Times wrote that 'Much like the creations of its subjects, 'Eames' is itself a dazzling, sensory adventure' and that 'the film is an extraordinary and enjoyable history of how two people influenced so much of our thinking and surroundings today.' Los Angeles Times critic Kenneth Turan described the film as 'a thorough and vibrant examination of the master Modernists.'"
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BONUS MATERIAL: trailer, deleted scenes.
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LANGUAGE NOTE: English original with German subtitles.
Language:
English
Keywords:
Documentary films
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