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’.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010506
Language
French
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial equipment
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Machinery
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Machinery
Experimental → Experimental films - France
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Machinery
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)