Operation Concrete (1958)
- Original title
- Opération "Béton"
- Directed by
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- France, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 20 min
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 14 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 the construction of the Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland. It follows the building process with footage shot on site.
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What happens
Operation Concrete (French: Opération béton) is a 1958 Swiss documentary short by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, notable for being his first film of any length. The film documents the construction of the massive concrete Grande Dixence Dam in Valais, Switzerland. Godard was attracted to the subject while working on the dam as a laborer and telephone switchboard operator. He produced the film with his friend Pierre Laubscher, as well as camera operator Adrien Porchet and fellow friend Roland Tolmatchoff. The group shot the film in 35mm and recorded sound on location, unusually for the time. The film was sold to the Grand Dixence Corporation, which had built the dam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Derrière le décor (1960)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.