Berlin: symphony of a great city

Duration: 56

Genre: Documentary

Year Published: 1927

Creator: Museum of Modern Art

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Description: Reflecting a move away from Expressionism to more realistic subject matter, Ruttmann's film is a product of the New Objectivity. The life of Berlin is shown in visual rhythms and in symphonic organization. The film opens at dawn on a late spring day and proceeds to midnight. Empty streets fill with people, work gives way to noontime lunch, more commercial activity and the recreational pursuits of evening.

Complete Record: Reflecting a move away from Expressionism to more realistic subject matter, Ruttmann's film is a product of the New Objectivity. The life of Berlin is shown in visual rhythms and in symphonic organization. The film opens at dawn on a late spring day and proceeds to midnight. Empty streets fill with people, work gives way to noontime lunch, more commercial activity and the recreational pursuits of evening. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.