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The Blacksmiths

1895 · 1 min

A brief, quiet glimpse of everyday labor, ending with a small, human toast.

Overview
While his aide continuously turns the handle of the bellows, keeping hot a small furnace in front of him, a blacksmith is pounding a piece of metal on an anvil, then plunges the shaft into a tub of water, causing a cloud of vapor in the process.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • art
Places
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism10
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness0
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Louis Lumière
Runtime
1 min
Country
France
Languages
No Language

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