The Bomb with a Man in His Shoe

The Bomb with a Man in His Shoe 2005 Directed by Ben Rivers

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.

Country United Kingdom

Production Country United Kingdom

Language No Language

Spoken Language No Language

Gnere Drama

Production Company Paul Harnden Shoemakers

Release Date 1 January 2005

15 mins