Philips-Radio (1931)
- Directed by
- Joris Ivens
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Netherlands
- Runtime
- 34 min
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short documentary shows how Philips radios were made in a Dutch factory in 1931. It focuses on the machines and the workers moving together in a rhythmic process. This film was the first Dutch movie with sound.
observationalrhythmicindustrialmechanicalhistorically importantmeticuloussilent-era aesthetic
What happens
Philips-Radio is a 1931 Dutch documentary short film directed by Joris Ivens. Commissioned by Philips, the film served as a promotional tool to showcase the latest production processes of Philips radios in the company's facilities in Eindhoven. The cinematography, led by Ivens, captured the rhythmic interaction between machinery and factory workers, portraying the manufacturing procedures. Ivens made the decision to engage a Paris-based studio to integrate sound techniques into the film, making it the first Dutch sound film ever produced. The film is on permanent display in the 20th-century section of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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