The Song of Styrene

Name: The Song of Styrene
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Released: 1957
Rating: 66.5
Cast: Pierre Dux, Sacha Vierny

1957·Movie

13min

Ratings

66/100

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7.0

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Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.

DNA

Genres: Art House Industrial Documentary
Mood: InformativePlayfulSurreal
Themes: The Power Of IndustrializationCreativity In ManufacturingExploration Of Materials
Plot: Design PossibilitiesIndustrial InnovationPlastic Manufacturing ProcessBenefits Of Plastics
Pacing: LeisurelyModerate
Narrative: Nonlinear NarrativeSurreal Imagery
Dialog: Philosophical DiscussionsNarrative Voiceover
Character Types: NarratorIndustrial Workers
Time: 1950s
Place: Industrial SettingsFactory Floor
Cinematic Style: Surreal ImagerySlow Motion Sequences
Costume and Set: Factory SetsIndustrial Uniforms

Sequels and Prequels

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Crew

Directed by:

Alain Resnais, Sacha Vierny

Written by:

Raymond Queneau

Produced by:

Pierre Braunberger

Composed by:

Pierre Barbaud

Cast

Pierre Dux

Narrator (voice)

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