Elmer Bernstein Movies

A scientific film essay, narrated by Phil Morrison. A set of pictures of two picnickers in a park, with the area of each frame one-tenth the size of...

The subject of problem solving begins with an explanation of what the Eameses called “the information machine, “a device for presenting...

The legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt's unconventional life and career are examined in this biopic. At an audition in 1860, the teenage Bernhardt...

Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane...

Documentary about the making of "Heavy Metal" (1981), produced for the DVD Special Edition.

A documentary about the making of "To Kill a Mockingbird."

This 1954 feminist version of "Robinson Crusoe" stars Amanda Blake as a woman shipwrecked on a jungle island. Also with George Nader and Rosalind...

John Dillinger had a very public, whirlwind career until authorities took him off the streets for good.

A Rough Sketch features a linear view of our universe from the human scale to the sea of galaxies, then directly down to the nucleus of a carbon...

Using live-action footage, animation, and still photography of a scale model, this film presents the Eames unique multimedia concept for making the...

Stella Farrell is a southern belle in 1860's Charleston, South Carolina who is determined to hang onto her aristocratic family's mansion following...

Various kinds of tops are shown spinning.

An interesting look at the world of toy trains, shot from the perspective of the little world itself. Originally created for model train enthusiasts,...

2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany...

Allied commandos try to knock out Nazi communications on the French coast.

Taking the Wheel is a dark comedy about the complicated relationship between an obstinate 90-year-old woman who refuses to give up driving, and her...

The Eames House and Studio is explored via a series of slides.

The short film uses a variety of familiar examples that have the feedback principle in common to present a broad view of the phenomena present in...

From hardware to software, the basics of then-current computing technology is explained.

This film reveals design proposals for the IBM pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. It incorporates photography and animation to present the...