Trains depicts a collective journey through space and time in 20th-century Europe, with trains as the steel protagonists travelling through early 20th-century factories, two world wars, the horror of concentration camps, post-war displacement and daily reconstruction. The film captures the hopes, desires, dramas and tragedies of ordinary people – anonymous commuters, families, historical figures such as Adolf Hitler and Charlie Chaplin – reflecting on the human cost of progress and the moral responsibility of images. As part of the Docu.emme review.
Approach
At Merano train station take either the bus no. 1 or bus no. 4 and get off at the Elisabeth Park stop at via Cavour.
From the city center you can reach the Culture Centre with a 5-minute walk or in just a few minutes by bike, following the cycle path that runs along the Ponte della Posta bridge and passes the Sissi statue.