De Brug
The Bridge / El Puente

Section
THE MODERNS: The eternal present of silent films
Country
Netherlands
Year
1928
Runtime
16 min.
Production
Capi-Holland [nl]
Director
Joris Ivens
Writer
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Photographer
Joris Ivens
Producer
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Cast
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De Brug

 

Close shots of a railway train underway: track racing underneath, steam escaping, cars coupling, signals changing. The train reaches a lift bridge, which must rise to allow a merchantman to pass below. The lift operator sets the bridge to the correct height then returns it to the original position. The train carries on its way, passing prosaically over the ship canal.
 
1928
Formato / Format
35 mm, ByN / B&W