Humain, trop humain (1975)
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A direct-cinema documentary observes the repetitive labor and working conditions inside an automobile factory.
The story
This direct-cinema documentary surveys the Citroën factories in Rennes in July 1972 and the Paris Motor Show that October. Its focus is the assembly line and the working conditions within an automobile factory. Through sustained observation, it follows workers repeating the same gestures over an eight-hour stretch, drawing attention to the contrast between the repetitive character of the labor and the ultra-modern appearance of the vast workshops.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A direct-cinema report from the Citroën factories in Rennes in July 1972 and the Paris Motor Show in October of the same year, the documentary offers a sustained look at assembly-line working conditions in an automobile factory. It meticulously films the work of a man or a woman, trying to convey what it can be like to repeat the same gestures for eight hours straight. The obvious archaic nature of this form of work shows through the ultra-modern appearance of these vast workshops.
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