Assembly Line (1960)

*Assembly Line* (1960) is a visually rich and introspective film that captures the monotony and alienation of urban working-class life. It follows a man navigating the industrial landscape of a car factory, his routine punctuated by moments of escapism and disillusionment. Scenes shift between the factory floor, a Horn & Hardart Automat, a movie theater, and the neon-lit streets of New York City, where he drifts aimlessly, observing consumer culture, fleeting human connections, and reflections of himself in store windows. His loneliness and dissatisfaction manifest in surreal daydreams and tense exchanges with his drunken, cynical friend. The film’s documentary-style cinematography juxtaposes mechanized labor with personal longing, painting a somber yet poetic portrait of a man trapped in the repetitive cycles of work, fantasy, and existential fatigue.

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