Charles Eames Movies
- 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...
- 1972
Design Q & A
Design Q & A01972HD
The Eames design philosophy presented in the form of a series of questions posed by a curator at the Louvre and answered by Charles Eames.
- 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...
- 1959
Glimpses of the USA
Glimpses of the USA01959HD
A seven-screen presentation for the American pavilion at the Moscow World's Fair.
- 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...
- 1965
The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache
The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache01965HD
A morality film where Sherlock Holmes solves a case using Boolean logic.
- 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...
- 1970
A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus
A Small Hydromedusan: Polyorchis Haplus01970HD
A live-action film of a rare sea creature. The tiny transparent life form (only 5/8″ high) has only rarely been observed in its natural...
- 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...
- 1971
Clown Face!
Clown Face!01971HD
The movie "Clown Face" offers a very rare glimpse into the backstage private world of Circus Clowns. Here, you can look behind the curtain. You will...
- 1972
Alpha
Alpha01972HD
One of a series of three films on mathematics conceived and produced by the Eames Office with Ray Redheffer, professor of Mathematics at UCLA. A...
- 1965
The Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution01965HD
Featuring narration by Walter Cronkite.
- 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...
- 1978
Lucia Chase Vignette
Lucia Chase Vignette01978HD
Lucia Eames chases a little boy after he steals her diary. It is one of 6 shorts made to display the use of Polavision.
- 1961
IBM Mathematics Peep Show
IBM Mathematics Peep Show01961HD
Documentary short