Charles Eames Movies
- 1967
National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
National Fisheries Center and Aquarium01967HD
The film sets forth the objectives of the planned Center, describes its architectural program, and gives a guided tour through a model of the...
- 1978
Cezanne
Cezanne01978HD
A film record of an exhibition of the late work of Paul Cezanne, organized by The Museum of Modern Art and the Reunion des Musees Nationaux in Paris....
- 1965
IBM at the Fair
IBM at the Fair01965HD
This film reveals design proposals for the IBM pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It incorporates photography and animation to present the...
- 1976
The World of Franklin and Jefferson: The Opening Of An Exhibition
The World of Franklin and Jefferson: The Opening Of An Exhibition01976HD
A short film of the opening of the last museum exhibition prepared by the Eames. The exhibition was called "The World of Franklin and Jefferson" and...
- 1960
Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair
Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair01960HD
Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic...
- 1958
The Expanding Airport
The Expanding Airport01958HD
To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to...
- 1972
Banana Leaf
Banana Leaf01972HD
A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the...
- 1957
Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead4.51957HD
A portrayal of the Mexican Day of the Dead consisting of still shots and narration. Deals with the special objects and events surrounding the annual...
- 1974
Kepler's Laws
Kepler's Laws01974HD
Animated graphic symbols presented in a constant time frame are used to diagram and explain the laws of planetary motion devised by the...
- 1957
The Information Machine
The Information Machine5.51957HD
Charles and Ray produced this film for IBM’s pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. The Information Machine was the first...
- 1961
Eratosthenes
Eratosthenes71961HD
The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.
- 1953
Bread
Bread61953HD
Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.
- 1970
Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames
Goods: From a Three-Screen Slide Show Made for a Lecture on "The New Covetables" Given by Charles Eames01970HD
An excerpt from the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures, which Charles delivered at Harvard University in 1970-71. Includes an evocative discussion of what...
- 1957
Toccata for Toy Trains
Toccata for Toy Trains81957HD
An interesting look at the world of toy trains, shot from the perspective of the little world itself. Originally created for model train enthusiasts,...
- 1960
An Introduction to Feedback
An Introduction to Feedback01960HD
The short film uses a variety of familiar examples that have the feedback principle in common to present a broad view of the phenomena present in...
- 1952
Blacktop
Blacktop71952HD
A visually elegant study of water on a schoolyard playground.
- 1972
SX-70
SX-7051972HD
A promotional film for the Eames designed Polaroid Sx-70 camera.
- 1972
Computer Perspective
Computer Perspective01972HD
Based on an existing slide show the Eames Office had made about the exhibition, A Computer Perspective (produced for IBM in 1971). The film is a...
- 1955
Two Baroque Churches in Germany
Two Baroque Churches in Germany01955HD
hese two churches, Viersehnheiligen and Ottobeuren are rich examples of mid-18th-Century German Baroque, a time when music, literature, architecture...
- 1990
Solar Do-Nothing Machine
Solar Do-Nothing Machine01990HD
In 1957, Charles and Ray designed the Solar Do-Nothing Machine for Alcoa, the Aluminum Company of America. True to the Eameses’ belief that...