Charles Eames Movies

  • 1978
    Cezanne

    Cezanne

    Cezanne

    01978HD

    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....

    Cezanne
  • 1955
    House: After Five Years of Living

    House: After Five Years of Living

    House: After Five Years of Living

    4.51955HD

    The Eames House and Studio is explored via a series of slides.

    House: After Five Years of Living
  • 1960
    An Introduction to Feedback

    An Introduction to Feedback

    An Introduction to Feedback

    01960HD

    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...

    An Introduction to Feedback
  • 1961
    IBM Mathematics Peep Show

    IBM Mathematics Peep Show

    IBM Mathematics Peep Show

    01961HD

    Documentary short

    IBM Mathematics Peep Show
  • 1955
    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany

    01955HD

    hese two churches, Viersehnheiligen and Ottobeuren are rich examples of mid-18th-Century German Baroque, a time when music, literature, architecture...

    Two Baroque Churches in Germany
  • 1972
    Alpha

    Alpha

    Alpha

    01972HD

    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...

    Alpha
  • 1970
    The Black Ships

    The Black Ships

    The Black Ships

    01970HD

    Created with imagery taken from the 19th-Century Japanese woodcuts on display in the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition “The Japanese...

    The Black Ships
  • 1958
    The Expanding Airport

    The Expanding Airport

    The Expanding Airport

    101958HD

    To avoid making travelers walk excessive distances through a large airport, Washington, D.C.'s new airport is to use mobile departure lounges to...

    The Expanding Airport
  • 1952
    Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street

    Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street

    Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street

    61952HD

    A live action pageant of mechanical toys, animals, puppets, cars, lead soldiers, and dolls—all set in motion. Toy buildings and photographic or...

    Parade, or Here They Come Down Our Street
  • 1960
    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair

    01960HD

    Photographed through a mirror system to achieve radial kaleidoscopic images, the beginning portion of this film consists of fast-moving kaleidoscopic...

    Kaleidoscope Jazz Chair
  • 1957
    Day of the Dead

    Day of the Dead

    Day of the Dead

    4.51957HD

    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...

    Day of the Dead
  • 1968
    Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

    Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

    Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine

    01968HD

    A rare, live-action, and close-up study of the only existing Babbage Difference Engine, a machine designed in the first quarter of the 19th-Century...

    Babbage’s Calculating Machine or Difference Engine
  • 1973
    The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

    The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

    The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment

    01973HD

    This film was produced to present the Eames proposal to make an American Revolution Bicentennial celebration. The exhibition would compare and...

    The World of Franklin & Jefferson: Authors of Independence and Architects of the American Experiment
  • 1964
    THINK

    THINK

    THINK

    01964HD

    A multi-screen presentation at the Ovoid Theater of the IBM Pavilion of the New York World's Fair.

    THINK
  • 1965
    IBM at the Fair

    IBM at the Fair

    IBM at the Fair

    01965HD

    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...

    IBM at the Fair
  • 1972
    Banana Leaf

    Banana Leaf

    Banana Leaf

    01972HD

    A parable, photographed in live-action, about the use of eating utensils in India. Doubling as a social commentary, this film also examines the...

    Banana Leaf
  • 1972
    Computer Perspective

    Computer Perspective

    Computer Perspective

    01972HD

    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...

    Computer Perspective
  • 1961
    Eratosthenes

    Eratosthenes

    Eratosthenes

    71961HD

    The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes estimates the circumference of the earth.

    Eratosthenes
  • 1972
    SX-70

    SX-70

    SX-70

    51972HD

    A promotional film for the Eames designed Polaroid Sx-70 camera.

    SX-70
  • 1953
    Bread

    Bread

    Bread

    61953HD

    Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.

    Bread