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Pacific 231 (1949)

Pacific 231 poster
Directed by
Jean Mitry
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
9 min
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A black and white short film that shows a steam locomotive moving through a landscape. The images of the train are cut to match the rhythm of the music.

fast-pacedrhythmicvisually energeticabstractmechanicalhypnotickineticinstrumental

What happens

Pacific 231 is a 1949 short film directed by French film theorist Jean Mitry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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