CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 0h 30m

The Way Things Go

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Artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss create the ultimate Rube Goldberg machine. The pair used found objects to construct a complex, interdependent contraption in an empty warehouse. When set in motion, a domino-like chain reaction ripples through the complex of imaginative devices. Fire, water, the laws of gravity, and chemistry determine the life-cycle of the objects. The process reveals a story concerning cause and effect, mechanism and art, and improbability and precision, in an extended science project that will mesmerize the mind.

Directed byPeter Fischli, David Weiss

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 30m
Language
EN
Released
June 1, 1987

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Directed by
Peter Fischli
Peter Fischli
David Weiss
David Weiss
Written by
Peter Fischli
Peter Fischli
David Weiss
David Weiss
Produced by
Marcel Hoehn

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