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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City DVD (1927) an Important Documentary of Pre-Nazi Berlin.
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| Product Description: | | | | | Shimmering with the uplifting optimism that was post-depression Berlin in the 1920s, Berlin: Symphony of a Great City is a powerfully significant avant-garde documentary on many levels. Ironically poised for a Nazi takeover, the great city of Berlin is painted to be a burgeoning metropolis by artistic director Walter Ruttmann. Ruttman utilized new cinematic techniques and a stark, realistic approach to his grand subject matter: the city of Berlin and everything in it. Creating a musical rhythm with his masterful editing, the film weaves in and out of breathtaking slices of life and toil in this tremendous urban expanse, even including precious footage of then President Paul von Hindenburg. Berlin: Symphony of a Great City would have a lasting influence on filmmaking for generations, as well as leaving a deep imprint in the minds of those fortunate enough to view it. | |
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1 of 2 people found the above review helpful.: | | Travel in time, February 22, 2010 |
| | This will give you an hour of utter bliss. This journey through an entire day in the life of late 1920s Berlin will take your breath away. The lack of any dialogue and unnecessary narration adds to the reality and moods; we can just revel in the divine music and images of this exquisite masterpiece.
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1 of 3 people found the above review helpful.: | | Historical documentary film, July 12, 2009 |
| | Rare opportunity to obtain this silent film documenting life and buildings in Berlin before WWII.
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4 of 4 people found the above review helpful.: | | If you have motion sickness take a Dramamine before viewing, October 1, 2008 |
| | Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927), Berlin of 1927 before it was flattened and rebuilt. If you remember this you are in trouble.
This film is a beautifully designed black & white film that starts out with a steam engine train ride. We then travel through the city and through the different hours of the day until evening when we must leave. Try to spot the main streets and buildings. It is like taking a day trip into history.
Some of the details cover the technology of the day; we see overhead trains and street trolleys. Many of the factory machines are belt driven. Some of the technology has survived till today as the cappuccino machine.
We also get a glimpse of the different social strata and what people do throughout the day from waking up to school or secretarial work. Then it is off to lunch and afternoon activates.
In the evening we can go to the movies and watch Tom Mix. Or there are chorus lines and legitimate theater. Later we can stop off at the local bar or nightclub fro a drink and some dancing.
The music score is by Timothy Brock. The same person that wrote the score for "Liebe der Jeanne Ney, Die" (1927)
After watching the movie you need to look at the book "Lost Berlin" by Susanne Everett
The Love of Jeanne Ney
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