Monday 14 May 2018

Uplifting?


The Bridge (1928)

Directed by Joris Ivens this is an early documentary from the Netherlands. We see a newly constructed vertical-lift railroad bridge in Rotterdam.

Exploring it's subject matter in paint staking detail over 15 minutes this might be one more for engineering enthusiasts than the rest of us. While the film is well made I found it to be a little too long. Maybe with some more interesting editing this film would go to the next level but for now it's just a decent historical record in my opinion.

3/5

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