Šlapací čerpadlo k zavlažování rýžových polí

synopsis

People use the weight of their own bodies to operate a treadwheel mechanism that supplies water to rice fields. The repetitive movement connects the human body, a simple mechanism and the agricultural landscape. The film presents labour as a rhythmic system and the camera as a means of observing technology in everyday use.

biography

Gabriel Veyre (1871–1936), a French pharmacist, photographer and cinematographer for the Lumière company, filmed in Mexico, the Caribbean, Japan, China and French Indochina. His films combine travelogue observation with staged scenes, while also revealing how early cinema shaped the European view of the world.

film details

director:

Gabriel Veyre