CITIES ON FILM
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
Berlin: die Sinfonie der Großstadt
Directors
Walther Ruttmman
Producers
Berlin
Deutsche Vereins -Film
Cinematographers
Laszlo Schäffer
Reimar Kuntze
Robert Baberske
Sound
Edmund Meisel
Contact
Eva Riehl
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D-80636 Munich
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1927
Germany
65 min
Black & White
A visual poem on the bustling metropolis of Berlin during its post-depression period, just prior to its takeover by the Nazis. It follows the everyday life of the Berliner from early morning to midnight (going to work, shopping, dancing, going to the cinema). Ruttmann was influenced by the Russians, in particular the montage theories of Dziga Vertov.
(1887-1941) is a pioneer of modern multimedia art. His first short films are unique experiments with forms, colors, and rhythm, his innovative commercials connected abstract animation art with concrete messages.
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