La Tour (1928) is a Documentary film that follows a poetic documentary tribute to the famous Eiffel tower, built for the 1889 World Fair and intended to have been destroyed 20 years later. A vocal subset of Parisians (among which, one may surmise, Clair would've been counted) insisted the Tower remain above the River Seine, a continued display of French engineering excellence. Clair makes strategic use of double exposures and dissolves, capturing the mechanical exuberance of the Tower; The great swooping steel latticework edifice a bounding symbol of the modern age. La Tour is not currently listed with streaming providers in your selected region, but availability can change over time. It has a user rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 12 votes. Fans of documentary movies may also want to explore similar titles below.