Short film
The Platelayer
1957 · 4 min
A brief, hypnotic observation of rhythmic labour, turning repetitive physical work into something quietly musical and meditative.
- Directed by
- István Gaál
- Genres
- Drama
- Overview
- A group of plate-layers are packing the stone-bed under the rail with their pickaxes. They swing their picks in a coordinated, rhythmic way, thereby creating a sequence of rings, when they hit the stones or the rail, which sounds almost as music. When a train passes by, they stand silent beside the rail for a while, and then start the rhythmic beats again.
- How it feels
- Earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Work, music, survival
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- István Gaál
- Genres
- Drama