Artwork for Mechanical Principles
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Mechanical Principles

1930 11 minutes
66/100

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Close up we see pistons move up and down or side to side. Pendulums sway, the small parts of machinery move. Gears drive larger wheels. Gears within gears spin. Shafts turn some mechanism that is out of sight. Screws revolve and move other gears; a bit rotates. More subtle mechanisms move other mechanical parts for unknown purposes. Weights rise and fall. The movements, underscored by sound, are rhythmic. Circles, squares, rods, and teeth are in constant and sometimes asymmetrical motion. These human-made mechanical bits seem benign and reassuring.

Released

5th February 1930

96 years ago

Runtime

11 minutes

Finishes at 1:04pm

Artwork for Mechanical Principles

Directed by

Ralph Steiner

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    6.8/10

  • TMDb Logo

    66%

  • Trakt Logo

    65%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    66%

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