The Films of Charles and Ray Eames. Volume two
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Toccata for toy trains (1952) -- House : after five years of living (1955) -- Lucia chase vignette (1976) -- Kaleidoscope jazz chair (1960) -- The black ships (1970) -- Atlas -- Blacktop (1952).
Narrator: Gregory Peck.
Toccata for toy trains is a trip through a world of antique toys, and toy trains. House : after five years of living illustrates the home and studio designed and built by Charles Eames on a hill in California overlooking the ocean. Lucia chase vignette follows a sister chasing her brother through the Eames house and vicinity. Kaleidoscope jazz chair is a kaleidoscope tour of the Eames office and their multicolored chairs. The Black ships illustrates Admiral Perry's 1853 naval expedition to Japan through Japanese prints. In Atlas a map of the Roman Empire expands and contracts, encapsulating the ebb and flow of the Empire's history. Blacktop : a story of the washing of a school play yard focuses on the patterns and abstractions created by the soapy water.
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PUBLISHED
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, 2000.
Year Published: 2000
Description: 1 videodisc (65 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Eames, Charles.
Eames, Ray.
Mills, Shelley.
Demetrios, Lucia Eames.
Demetrios, Eames.
Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003.
Image Entertainment (Firm)
SUBJECTS
United States Naval Expedition to Japan -- (1852-1854)
Experimental films.
Railroads -- Models.
Architecture, Domestic -- California.
Office furniture.