The Hefbrug may not be a remarkably beautiful bridge, but through a mix of close-ups, long shots, bird’s eye views and low angles, Joris Ivens conveys a sense of the bridge’s structure, its intricate mechanisms and ways of operating, the way it fits into the overall transport infrastructure and therefore the immense importance of this bridge for the whole city of Rotterdam.
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Joris Ivens Director
First release May 4, 1928 · Produced in Netherlands · Original title De brug
Production
Capi-Holland
Production
Netherlands
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Languages
Original title
De brug
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Netherlands · May 4, 1928
Premiere · Amsterdam Filmligam Centraal Theater
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