Toccata for Toy Trains

"Toccata for Toy Trains" is a 1957 short film by Charles and Ray Eames. It is also the title of the instrumental music composed for the film by Elmer Bernstein. The film features mostly antique toy trains moving within fanciful settings to a toccata. The film is shot from a toy's-eye-view. A short narration at the beginning extols the design merits of toys versus scale models.

References

* "Toccata for Toy Trains" in "The Films of Charles & Ray Eames" (Volume 2). Image Entertainment, 2005. ASIN|B0009S2K92

External links

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* [http://history.sffs.org/films/film_details.php?id=5118&search_by=3&searchfield=1957 "Toccata for Toy Trains" program note] from 1957 San Francisco International Film Festival