Overture (1965)

- Original title
- Nyitany
- Directed by
- János Vadász
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Hungary
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short documentary from Hungary uses a day in a factory to show the connection between human workers and machines. It was filmed in black and white with a deliberate editing style.
observationalrhythmicformalreflectivecalmfocusedstructuredpoetic
What happens
Overture (Hungarian: Nyitány) is a 1965 Hungarian short documentary film written by János Vadász. It won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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