Wednesday, August 10, 2011

1927 - BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A GREAT CITY, an attempt to capture the feeling of a large metroplitan city.


A silent film that wants to show life in Berlin from sunrise to sunset.




Clearly the film was filmed to give an impressionistic view of Berlin as a city constantly in motion.  Trains, cars, airplanes and people are seen always on the go.  The editing is also fairly frantic at times which adds to the theme of a city in constant activity.




This film is not character driven, the only character is the city itself. 




Berlin Symphony of a Great City is an interesting companion piece to People On Sunday.

65 minutes.

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