Electrification of the Brussel-Antwerp line

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Brussels and Antwerp were the first cities in Belgium to be linked by electric trains.

The film was shot with François Rents and allowed the filmmaker to relive the emotions of the origins of cinema: Arrival of a train at La Ciota station, etc.

 

Director : Henri Storck

Camera : François Rents

Production : CEP

Commissioned film : Belgian Railway Company.

 

35mm/B and W/20’/1935