Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams
Directed by Nic Stacey7.77.3
Excellent one hour documentary narrated by Professor Simon Schaffer which explores the fascinating and rarely told story of automata, those intricate clockwork devices built hundreds of years ago with the intent to mimic and recreate life. Of particular interest are Jaquet-Droz's 'The Writer' (1774) and Merlin's 'The Silver Swan' (1773) which beautifully illustrate the degree of technical mechanical sophistication achieved by artisans over 240 years ago. There is also a funny aside: the record Prof. Schaffer places on the turntable at the end (columbia LX466, 1935 impression) is the Beethoven String Sonata Opus 132 and not the Symphony 7 so BBC used any old record and overlaid the sound track.
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams Trivia
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams was released on 3 czerwca 2013.
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams was directed by Nic Stacey.
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams has a runtime of 59 min.
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams was produced by Nic Stacey.
Excellent one hour documentary narrated by Professor Simon Schaffer which explores the fascinating and rarely told story of automata, those intricate clockwork devices built hundreds of years ago with the intent to mimic and recreate life. Of particular interest are Jaquet-Droz's 'The Writer' (1774) and Merlin's 'The Silver Swan' (1773) which beautifully illustrate the degree of technical mechanical sophistication achieved by artisans over 240 years ago. There is also a funny aside: the record Prof. Schaffer places on the turntable at the end (columbia LX466, 1935 impression) is the Beethoven String Sonata Opus 132 and not the Symphony 7 so BBC used any old record and overlaid the sound track.
The key characters in Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams are Himself - Presenter (Simon Schaffer), Jacques De Vaucanson (Ilan Goodman), Flute Player (Laura Heath).
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams is rated Not Rated.
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams is a Dokumentalny film.
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.