The Bomb with a Man in His Shoe

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The Bomb with a Man in His Shoe (2005)

Directed by Ben Rivers

Drama · 15m

In an impressionistic rush that combines patina-marked images of shoes made by hand with the attributes of a genre film, Rivers returns to a favorite topic: objects as the bearers of their history. Shots of the cobbler at work highlight the handcrafting process, yet entirely without indicating the need for perfection. In general, purposefulness and the absence of fantasy are unlike Rivers. Ambiguity is thus waiting in the wings, in this case references to genre movies, exemplified in part by image distortion reminiscent of an old horror movie.

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Crew

Director
Ben Rivers
Writer
Ben Rivers
Director of Photography
Ben Rivers
Editor
Ben Rivers
Producer
Ben Rivers

Details

Release date
2005-01-01
Runtime
15m
Genres
Drama
Original language
XX
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Paul Harnden Shoemakers