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EAMES: THE ARCHITECT AND THE PAINTER Movie Reviews
Story: Documentary about the husband-and-wife design team of Charles and Ray Eames, perhaps best remembered for the Eames chair. Cast: Richard Saul Wurman, Kevin Roche, Tina Beebe, Eames Demetrios, Deborah Sussman, Pat Kirkham, Donald Albrecht, Gordon Ashby, Jeannine Oppewall, Bill Tondreau, Jed Perl, James Franco Director: Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey Opened: November 18, 2011 On DVD: December 12, 2011 From: First Run Length: 1 hr. 24 min.
Out On DVD
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Eames: The Architect And The Painter, Very Good Reviews (Doc) Key Cities
Updated: Sun, Mar 4 2012, 01:30pm
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Eames: The Architect And The Painter played in key cities to very good reviews. • Kenneth Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "Filmmakers Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey are steadfast in their admiration for the Eameses, but it is a clear-eyed admiration, one willing to examine the complexities of these lives lived so much in tandem..." • And David Lewis called the film in the San Francisco Chronicle, "...a celebration of creativity..."   More Reviews Below...

Eames: The Architect And The Painter
Positive Reviews
(12 Reviews,  reviews below)
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Reviews & Quotes (12)

BROAD NATIONAL PRESS (0 Reviews)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD
"...serving both the fact-gathering imperatives of biography and also the need, especially important with subjects like these, to convey a sense of the beauty and meaning of what they did." (Read the full review...)
818 words, 11/18/11

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT
"Filmmakers Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey are steadfast in their admiration for the Eameses, but it is a clear-eyed admiration, one willing to examine the complexities of these lives lived so much in tandem..." (Read the full review...)
604 words, 11/18/11

Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE
"...dutifully lists their accomplishments as creative business partners -- the chairs, their Pacific Palisades house, their short films, their Cold War exhibitions -- while also too briefly discussing the mechanics of their romantic relationship." (Read the full review...)
228 words, 11/16/11
KEY CITIES (5 Reviews)
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD (cg)
"Who wouldn't want to have been an Eames? Their studio in Venice, Calif., was a riot of activity from which streamed all sorts of designs of things: furniture and toys and short films and traveling exhibition and architecture." (Read the full review...)
610 words, 12/07/11

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg)
"...succeeds as a celebration of creativity, a childlike spirit that is in all of us, if we just harness it." (Read the full review...)
311 words, 12/02/11

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: OUTSTANDING (cg)
"...superb... tells the story of Charles and Bernice Alexandra 'Ray' Eames -- spouses, complementary creative partners, seminal designers, architects, filmmakers and much more..." (Read the full review...)
345 words, 11/25/11

Stan Hall, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (cg)
"...does a fine job cataloging the 'Eames' many artistic triumphs and endearing quirks, though there's a sense of pulled punches when it comes to exposing the tensions and betrayals underneath the happy, colorful surface of the couple's relationship." (Read the full review...)
98 words, 11/23/11

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD (cg)
"Charming Charles specialized in boldly simple designs, which reticent Ray enhanced with decorative details.... a group lesson that we're never too old to play with toys -- or to build our own." (Read the full review...)
174 words, 11/11/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE
"...dutifully lists their accomplishments as creative business partners -- the chairs, their Pacific Palisades house, their short films, their Cold War exhibitions -- while also too briefly discussing the mechanics of their romantic relationship." (Read the full review...)
228 words, 11/16/11

Joseph Jon Lanthier, Slant: MODERATE (cg)
"The lack of intimate residue left behind by the couple creates cinematic problems that are exacerbated by the movie's general incompetence." (Read the full review...)
617 words, 11/13/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD
"...serving both the fact-gathering imperatives of biography and also the need, especially important with subjects like these, to convey a sense of the beauty and meaning of what they did." (Read the full review...)
818 words, 11/18/11

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT
"Filmmakers Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey are steadfast in their admiration for the Eameses, but it is a clear-eyed admiration, one willing to examine the complexities of these lives lived so much in tandem..." (Read the full review...)
604 words, 11/18/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Dennis Harvey, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD
"Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey's sprightly documentary weighs its subjects' unique accomplishments and widespread influence while probing a relationship more complex than its sunny public face indicated." (Read the full review...)
624 words, 10/20/11

Sura Wood, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD
"A smartly assembled doc about the visionary design team who've given us hours of sitting pleasure.... well-crafted, straightforward and insightful..." (Read the full review...)
625 words, 10/18/11

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: EXCELLENT
"Filmmakers Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey are steadfast in their admiration for the Eameses, but it is a clear-eyed admiration, one willing to examine the complexities of these lives lived so much in tandem..." (Read the full review...)
604 words, 11/18/11

A.O. Scott, New York Times: VERY GOOD
"...serving both the fact-gathering imperatives of biography and also the need, especially important with subjects like these, to convey a sense of the beauty and meaning of what they did." (Read the full review...)
818 words, 11/18/11
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Review Mixture
16.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews
(Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)

Eames: The Architect And The Painter's reviews are separated by an average 16.1 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.

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Coverage, Volume & Length

Coverage: Eames: The Architect And The Painter's reviews cover 10.6% of potential readers (average is 68.2%). Volume: The film's reviews total 5,282 words in volume (average is 19,979 words). Length: The film's reviews average 440 words in length (the norm is 512 words).

Eames: The Architect And The Painter
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Opening Day Reviews
Reviews Broke 25.9 Hours Before Release (Norm is 0.2 Release)

Eames: The Architect And The Painter's reviews on average broke 25.9 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 0.2 hours after. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Eames: The Architect And The Painter's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.

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