Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams
Overview
Documentary presented by Professor Simon Schaffer which charts the amazing and untold story of automata - extraordinary clockwork machines designed hundreds of years ago to mimic and recreate life. The film brings the past to life in vivid detail as we see how and why these masterpieces were built. Travelling around Europe, Simon uncovers the history of these machines and shows us some of the most spectacular examples, from an entire working automaton city to a small boy who can be programmed to write and even a device that can play chess. All the machines Simon visits show a level of technical sophistication and ambition that still amazes today.
About Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013)
Released in 2013, Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams is a documentary film from Furnace (United Kingdom). It was directed by Nic Stacey and written by Simon Schaffer. The cast is led by Simon Schaffer, Ilan Goodman, Laura Heath and Jonathan Betts. With a runtime of 1h 0m, the film averages 7.3/10 across 6 TMDB ratings.
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