THEME EXPLORATION

mechanical invention

8 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Donald and the Wheel
Donald and the Wheel
1961 · Hamilton Luske
A Bug's Life
A Bug's Life
1998 · John Lasseter
A Dedicated Machine
A Dedicated Machine
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Cronos
Cronos
1993 · Guillermo del Toro
Idlers That Work
Idlers That Work
1949 · Lindsay Anderson
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Trafic
Trafic
1971 · Jacques Tati
Gdansk
Gdansk
2017 · Neill Blomkamp
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

His masterpiece 'Modern Times' satirizes humanity's struggle against industrial mechanization and the dehumanizing effects of factory automation.

 Walter Lang Germany

'Metropolis' envisions a dystopian future dominated by mechanical systems and explores the relationship between human workers and the machines that control them.

 Jacques Tati France

His films like 'Mon Oncle' and 'Playtime' humorously examine how mechanical inventions and modern technology disrupt human behavior and social interaction.