爆破挖土机

  • HeinrichGeorge ViolaGarden
  • 89分钟
  • FreshfromarteTV,here'saGermansilentfromadirectorno… 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.