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May 27, 2016 · A biographical drama that explores the controversial story of how Le Corbusier plagiarized and erased Eileen Gray's work and legacy in modern architecture and design. The movie features Orla Brady, Vincent Perez, Francesco Scianna and Alanis Morissette in the cast.
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- Biography, Drama
- Mary McGuckian
- 2016-05-27
The Price of Desire is a 2015 Belgian-Irish biographical drama film directed by Mary McGuckian.
A biopic of Eileen Gray, a pioneer of modern design and architecture, who faced betrayal and discrimination in her personal and professional life. The film has low ratings from critics and audiences, who criticize its historical inaccuracies and lack of depth.
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- Orla Brady
- Mary Mcguckian
- Drama
Drama. The brilliant Irish architect and designer Eileen Gray was a leading light in the modern design movement. This compelling portrayal focuses on the love triangle between the bisexual Gray...
May 13, 2016 · ‘The Price of Desire’: Film Review. A low-budget period drama about the pioneering bisexual modernist designer Eileen Gray and her fractious relationship with...
Overview. Irish architect and furniture designer Eileen Gray (1878–1976) was a leading light in the modern design movement. This graceful portrayal of her later life and work in France focuses on the triangle of tension between Gray (Orla Brady), her lover Badovici (Francesco Scianna) and Le Corbusier (Vincent Perez).
The Price of Desire tells the controversial story of how Le Corbusier effaced and defaced Eileen Gray's moral right to be recognized as the author of her work and as one of the most forceful and influential inspirations of a century of modern architecture and design.
- 2 min
