Maillart's Bridges (2001)

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.

Released Feb. 9, 2001 24 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.bridge, tmdb.architecture, imdb.portrait, imdb.bridge, imdb.architecture, imdb.essay-film, imdb.experimental-short

Production Companies: Pym Film, FilmFörderung Hamburg, Westdeutscher Rundfunk

Country: Germany
Production Country: Germany
Languages: German, No Language