Sur les traces de Gustave Eiffel

Relying essentially on Gustave Eiffel's correspondence, and his descendants' testimonies, this filmed chronologically retraces his life as a man, an engineer and an inventor The film highlights the best-known and least-known periods : the meteoric accomplishments, often times punctuated by adversity, followed by a scientific career when he turned 70 Beyond the legendary Eiffel Tower, this will explore his entire career with interviews, footage and photography archives, along with ambles in the places that held a pivotal role in his life The film will delve into this man's faith in progress, as well as his struggles in a changing country living at the twilight of the Industrial Revolution. (Verleiher-Text)