A major figure in the modernist international style design movement, Eileen Gray (1878–1976) has only recently been given proper historical recognition for her revolutionary furniture and architecture. In this fascinating documentary profile, filmmaker Jörg Bundschuh tells how Gray abandoned the privilege of an aristocratic Irish-Scottish family to live a bohemian life in France, where she took lovers of both sexes, enjoyed fast cars, designed sleek tables and chairs and helped create one of the most famous houses of the 20th century.
Thursday August 14 at 9PM
Friday August 15 at 12:30PM
Friday August 22 at 6AM
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