Eiffel's Race to the Top
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Behind the iconic Eiffel Tower lies the story of an incredible challenge to erect a thousand-foot tower that went far beyond a design competition, and marked a major turning point in engineering history. It was the beginning of radical transformation where iron was pitted against stone, engineering against architecture, and modern design against ancients. Press campaigns, lobbying, public conferences, denigration of opposing projects, bragging about big names - all participants engaged in a fierce battle without concession. Using 3D recreations, official sources (reports, letters, drawings...) and intimate archives obtained from their descendants, this film will bring to life this vertical race through a fresh and visual way to mark the centenary of Eiffel death.
Luc-Emmanuel Betton
Gustave Ferrié
Gabriel Arbessier
Bourdais' assistant
Mathieu Schwartz
Director
Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Director
Gaëlle Guyader
Producer
Raphaël Bourdelon
Editor
Yannis Dumoutiers
Original Music Composer
Pauline Kerleroux
Documentation & Support
Gabriele Buti
Camera Operator
Nicolas Saubost
First Assistant Director
Savin Yeatman-Eiffel
Writer
Juliane Aufort
Second Assistant Director
Claire Linas
Casting
Guillaume Villette
Costume Mistress
Sylvain Viricel
Assistant Camera
Mathieu Schwartz
Writer
Delphine Kellogg
Makeup Department Head
Adélaïde Gosselin
Dresser
Lucie Muscie
Hairdresser
Mathieu Vandaele
Assistant Camera
Agathe Drussant
Assistant Camera
Ugo Mahut
Assistant Camera
Hugo Pagnier
Electrician
Fanny Morin
Hair Department Head
Marianne Lamour
Electrician
Laetitia Ollivaud
Makeup Artist
Stéphanie Ollivaud
Makeup Artist
Antonia Siliberti
Hairdresser
Victor Andrysiak
Electrician
Aurélie Conti
Dresser