Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams (2013)
Mechanical Marvels: Clockwork Dreams
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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Simon Schaffer
as Himself - Presenter
as Himself - Presenter
Ilan Goodman
as Jacques De Vaucanson
as Jacques De Vaucanson
Laura Heath
as Flute Player
as Flute Player
Jonathan Betts
as Himself - Senior Curator of Horology, Royal Observatory Greenwich
as Himself - Senior Curator of Horology, Royal Observatory Greenwich
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Nic Stacey
Director
Director
Paul Sen
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Simon Schaffer
Writer
Writer
Nic Stacey
Producer
Producer
