Maillart's Bridges (2001)
Directed by Heinz Emigholz
Sub-Genres - Architecture & Design, Biography, Essay Film |
Run Time - 114 min. |
Countries - Germany |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern
This feature-length experimental documentary from avant-garde director Heinz Emigholz provides a free-form visual meditation on the subject of reinforced concrete, as implemented in various bridges designed and built by Swiss-born civil engineer and artisan Robert Maillart. In so doing, the film provides a broader meditation on one architect's ability to spin life and human expression from a seemingly dull and unremarkable, manufactured substance.
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architecture, bridge [structure], engineering