Three young women converge on Paris, exploring as they travel, the wonders of a new age; the new railway age in which computers defeat by the speed of their decision making and contemporary evils of congestion, pollution and wasted space and time. “We can travel all we want, yet leave the land, the air and the sunshine undisturbed.”
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002586
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Railroads - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Transportation - Social aspects
History → Technology and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Computer science
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cybernetics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Information technology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Performance technology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Programming (Electronic computers)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)