Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013)
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.
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| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
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| United States | Plex, Tubi TV | — | — |
| United Kingdom | Tubi TV, Plex | — | — |
| Canada | Tubi TV, Plex | — | — |
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What is Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams about?
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. Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams is a Documentary movie, released on 2013-06-03, runtime 60 minutes.
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Directed by
Nic Stacey
Cast
- Simon Schaffer as Himself - Presenter
- Ilan Goodman as Jacques De Vaucanson
- Laura Heath as Flute Player
- Jonathan Betts as Himself - Senior Curator of Horology, Royal Observatory Greenwich
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