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In this short experimental piece, Jean Mitry combined shots of industrial machinery with a contemporary score creating a poetic rhythm between image and sound featuring a score by French composer Pierre Boulez entitled ‘Musique Concrete’.
Credits
director
Jean Mitry
co-producer
P.H. Lifchitz
Anatole Dauman
production company
Argos Films
Language
French
Duration
00:07:57:00
Colour
Black and White
ACMI Identifier
29151
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial equipment
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Machinery
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Machinery
Experimental
Experimental → Experimental films - France
Foreign language films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Machinery
Music & Performing Arts → Rhythm
Short films
Short films → Short films - France
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
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