简介：FreshfromarteTV,here'saGermansilentfromadirectornoonehadeverheardofbefore;nowonder,as"Sprengbagger1010"istheonlyfilmmadebyCarlLudwigAchaz-Duisberg,sonoftheindustrialmogulCarlDuisberg.Andsoitisonlyfittingthatthefilmthematizesthecoalindustryandtheconsequencesthemoderntechnologycanhavefortheenvironmentandruralareas.　　Theplotrevolvesaroundayoungengineerwhodevelopsagiantexcavatorwhichenableshiscompanytowincoalinamuchmoreefficientmannerthanbefore.Theinventionisespeciallylikedbytheengineer'sboss,asomewhatruthlessindustrialist.Theengineer,however,istornbetweenhisambitionsandhislovefortheruralareaswhichhismachineislikelytodestroy...　　AlthoughthisistheonlyfilmbyAchaz-Duisberg,thedirectornotonlyhadalotoftalent,butalsoalreadyshowshimselfinfullcommandofhiscrafthere.ThefilmseemstobeverymuchinfluencedbytheRussians,especiallybyVertov,asthesemi-documentaryimagesoftheindustrialworldandsomeveryimpressivemontagesequencesindicate.However,thefilmismuchmoreambivalentaboutindustrializationandappearssurprisinglymoderninitsshowingofthenegativeconsequencesofthetechnologyontheenvironment.　　Thefilmhasbeennewlyrestored-evenifitisn'tcomplete,asitwasshortenedby45minutesrightafteritspremiere,andthisshorterversionistheonlyonethathassurvived-andexpectedlylooksverygood.Itwasalsogivenitsoriginal1929soundtrackbyWalterGronostay,whichmakesusenotonlyofastandardorchestra,butalsoofaspeakingchoirandunconventionalinstrumentslikesirens.…