Maillart's Bridges

Release Date: 2001-02-09

Runtime: 24

Languages: No Language

Rating: 4.8

Votes: 5

Genres: Documentary

Director: Heinz Emigholz

Description: Famed Swiss architect and artist Robert Maillart was renowned for his concrete bridges; this documentary examines the elegant design of his engineering masterpieces, which, the film argues, embrace bo...Famed Swiss architect and artist Robert Maillart was renowned for his concrete bridges; this documentary examines the elegant design of his engineering masterpieces, which, the film argues, embrace both functionality and aesthetics. Instead of following a traditional journalistic structure, director Heinz Emigholz's spellbinding film reads more like ethereal visual poetry, allowing the beauty of Maillart's work to speak for itself.Read More

Production Companies:

Pym Film

FilmFörderung Hamburg