The greatest of the Dutch film pioneers, Joris Ivens (1898-1989) led a peripatetic life and made important documentaries in countries ranging from Spain and the United States to Indonesia, China, and Vietnam. For this early city film, however, he focused on a subject much closer to home: the Koningshaven Bridge in Rotterdam. Ivens’s Constructivist inclinations and deep knowledge of Dutch painting are complemented by a uniquely lyrical approach to montage.