Music Boxes (2017): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2017, Music Boxes is a notable film directed by Georges Gachot.

What it’s about. The director, a passionate musical documentary filmmaker, became fascinated by the machines used in a factory that produces stamped metal boxes. The machines, with their sonority, rhythms, tunes and automated movements, become musicians and dancers in a show that drive the film to play its cinematic score. The soundtrack, composed with workshops sounds only, unfolds as a musical masterpiece performed by machines for iron and bolt dancers, all coming together in a majestic mechanic choreography. The man who conceived and created these « iron monsters » occupies a fragile place in this powerful, metallic world, which is at the same time incredibly beautiful and musical.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Music Boxes page.