Maillart's Bridges (2001)

Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title

Maillarts Brücken

Status

released

Original Language

de

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Production Companies

Pym Film

FilmFörderung Hamburg

WDR