synopsis
A wide shot places a burning oil well within the vast industrial landscape near Baku. Smoke, flames and the structures of the drilling rig reveal a landscape transformed by modern industry. The camera not only records the event but turns energy and its dangers into a spectacle.
biography
Alexandre Michon (1858–1921) was a photographer and film pioneer based in Baku. He was among the first to make moving pictures in what is now Azerbaijan. His short films brought the new technology of the Cinématographe into contact with urban life and the industrial landscape of the Caucasus.
film details
| director: | Alexandre Michon |
Screening time
Wednesday 28. 10. 2026, 17:00DIOD
Info
| director: | Alexandre Michon |
| original title: | Puits de pétrole à Bakou. Vue d’ensemble |
| country: | France, Russia |
| year: | 1899 |
| running time: | 1 min. |
