
Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Preview: 12/18/2011 | 2m 17s
Premieres nationally Monday, December 19 from 10-11:30 p.m. on PBS (check local listings)
Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey's definitive documentary delves into the private world the Eameses created in their Renaissance-style, Venice Beach, California studio, where design history was born. Narrated by James Franco, the film premieres nationally Monday, December 19 from 10-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.
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Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Judith and Burton Resnick, Blanche and Hayward Cirker Charitable Lead Annuity Trust, Koo...

Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter
Preview: 12/18/2011 | 2m 17s
Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey's definitive documentary delves into the private world the Eameses created in their Renaissance-style, Venice Beach, California studio, where design history was born. Narrated by James Franco, the film premieres nationally Monday, December 19 from 10-11:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on PBS (check local listings) as the 25th anniversary season finale of American Masters.
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Ray Eames struggles to describe activities that give her more joy than their projects (2m 39s)
Eames Outtakes: L.A. Unrestrained
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Ray Eames' love of beauty inadvertantly made her a terrifying driver (1m 52s)
Art historian Judith Wechsler describes what Charles Eames taught her about filmmaking (2m 51s)
Interview with Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey
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