Title: Review of Transatlantic Tunnel
Review: This is about as obscure as it gets, which is a tragedy. I went in expecting an exciting sci-fi adventure, and was very surprised to find a tense, realistic drama with characters you begin to genuinely care about. The plot concerns the construction of an enormous undersea tunnel that connects the US and England. The sci-fi element is secondary, almost an atmospheric necessity for the hypothetical story, but the technological predictions that are there are strikingly accurate. The story isn't as concerned with the actual construction of the tunnel as it is with the toll it takes on its creator and lead engineer, and his family, as he devotes years of his life to the project. The film has a somewhat distanced, procedural tone, which is extremely unusual, especially for its time. But as I said, the characters and relationships slowly creep up on you and create some unexpected emotional heft by the end.
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