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Still from Carbone via Il ventuno 29 (Review of the G.U.F. of Venice), June 1935, p. 16

Date produced: 1935

Filmmaker(s):

Galeazzo Biadene

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Country of Production:

Italy

Format:

format unknown

Sound Notes:

Silent

Description:

"documentario a fantasia"/avant-garde documentary

"Carbone, realizzato da Galeazzo Biadene con la collaborazione tecnica di Dino Jarach. E' un documentario industriale di una grande fab­brica di « Coke ». In questo film il regista si propone, a pre­scindere dallo spirito del contenuto necessariamente documentario, di mettere in atto proble­mi formali di stilistica cinematografica, frutto di esperienze teoriche, secondo i valori del cinema ortodosso. II film rivela tuttavia in qualche pun­to degli errori di ritmo, convulso e poco persua­sivo. Il montaggio ha, nella colata del carbone, la parte più conveniente. Ottima la scelta del materiale plastico e il taglio delle inquadrature a cui si aggiunge una fotografia altrettanto felice. Il film è tutto a inquadrature fisse." —Il ventuno 29 (Review of the G.U.F. of Venice), June 1935, p. 16

"Carbon (Carbone), made by Galeazzo Biadene with the technical collaboration of Dino Jarach. This is an industrial documentary about a large Coke factory. In this film, the director proposes, regardless of the spirit of the necessarily documentary content, to implement formal problems of film stylistics, the result of theoretical experience, according to the values of orthodox cinema. The film reveals, however, in some points some errors of rhythm, convulsive and not very persuasive. The editing plays its most suitable part in the sequence of the casting of the coal. The choice of plastic material is excellent, as is the size of the shots, to which is added an equally successful photography. The film is made up entirely of fixed shots." —Il ventuno 29 (Review of the G.U.F. of Venice), June 1935, p. 16

Club Affiliation:

Cine Club of Venice

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