Ray Eames Movies

  • 1956
    Eames Lounge Chair

    Eames Lounge Chair

    Eames Lounge Chair

    71956HD

    Stop-motion animation depicts a man assembling an Eames lounge chair, sitting down to relax in it, and then disassembling it for shipment.

    Eames Lounge Chair
  • 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
  • 1972
    SX-70

    SX-70

    SX-70

    51972HD

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

    SX-70
  • 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
  • 1973
    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    01973HD

    Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization
  • 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
  • 1973
    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus

    Nicholas Copernicus

    01973HD

    The life and work of the astronomer Nicolas Copernicus are shown by means of images of his writings and drawings and places he was associated with.

    Nicholas Copernicus
  • 1976
    Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

    Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

    Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

    01976HD

    Atlas gives the viewer an overview of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Beginning in 500 BC, a time clock at the bottom of the screen marks off...

    Atlas: A Sketch of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
  • 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
  • 1953
    A Communications Primer

    A Communications Primer

    A Communications Primer

    01953HD

    An early attempt to present communications theory, made to encourage the breaking down of barriers of thinking between disciplines and to discourage...

    A Communications Primer
  • 1971
    Clown Face!

    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...

    Clown Face!
  • 1952
    Blacktop

    Blacktop

    Blacktop

    71952HD

    A visually elegant study of water on a schoolyard playground.

    Blacktop
  • 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
  • 1961
    Symmetry

    Symmetry

    Symmetry

    7.51961HD

    Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM...

    Symmetry
  • 1965
    The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

    The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

    The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache

    01965HD

    A morality film where Sherlock Holmes solves a case using Boolean logic.

    The Singular Case of the Plural Green Mustache
  • 1969
    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

    The Image of the City

    01969HD

    "Based on the exhibition "Photography and the city", designed by the Eames Office for the Smithsonian Institute". A primer on the modern problems of...

    The Image of the City
  • 1974
    Kepler's Laws

    Kepler's Laws

    Kepler's Laws

    01974HD

    Animated graphic symbols presented in a constant time frame are used to diagram and explain the laws of planetary motion devised by the...

    Kepler's Laws
  • 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
  • 1955
    Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India

    Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India

    Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India

    01955HD

    A film by Charles and Ray Eames

    Textiles and Ornamental Arts of India
  • 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