A 7-minute carb coma that will ruin your diet and your willpower.
Presented without voiceover, various kinds of breads are displayed and broken in a joyous celebration of starch, seed and salt.
Direction
The Eameses make bread look like sculpture. No talking needed.
Cinematography
Glorious 1950s color that makes Wonder Bread look like art.
Director
Ray Eames
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in 1953, this captures peak American post-war abundance—bread as symbol of prosperity and industrial optimism.
Charles and Ray Eames are legendary furniture designers; this was one of over 100 films they made, mostly about design and everyday objects.
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