The Bridge
The Hefbrug may not be a remarkably beautiful bridge, but through a mix of close-ups, long shots, bird’s eye views and low angles, Joris Ivens conveys a sense of the bridge’s structure, its intricate mechanisms and ways of operating, the way it fits into the overall transport infrastructure and therefore the immense importance of this bridge for the whole city of Rotterdam.
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Short documentary film by legendary Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens. The vertical lift-bridge is the object of study in The Bridge. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018728/
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- Joris Ivens
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