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Berlin Symphony of a Great City
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Berlin Symphony of a Great City
Berlin Symphony of a Great City
At once an invaluable photographic record of life in Weimer Berlin and a timeless demonstration of the cinemas ability to enthrall on a purely visceral level, Berlin, Symphony of a Great City (Berlin, die Symphonie der Grosstadt) offers a kaleidoscopic view of a single day in the life of a bustling metropolis. Carl Mayer (The Last Laugh), influenced by the naturalistic Kammerspiel movement, envisioned a melody of pictures sprung from daily reality instead of the stylized artificiality of the studio-bound expressionist film. Following Mayers rough outline, photographer Karl Freund deployed a team of cameramen to explore the avenues, alleyways, and factories of Berlin and secure hidden-camera glimpses of the people and machinery that provide the city with it's constant motion. The many hours of footage were then edited into a series of five acts, like movements of a symphony, by Walther Ruttmann as a continuation of his experiments with abstract motion. Scanned in 2K resolution from 16mm elements and featuring a score by composer Timothy Brock as performed by the Olympia Chamber Orchestra, Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films are proud to release this classic of documentary cinema in a high-definition Blu-ray edition for the first time ever. Berlin defined the formula of the city symphony film and according to John Grierson the filmmaker/critic who coined the term documentary No film has been more influential, more imitated.
| Media | Movies Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc) |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Released | September 4, 2018 |
| EAN/UPC | 0810162037246 |
| Label | ACP10 (IMPORT) FKER6203724BR |
| Dimensions | 134 × 170 × 11 mm · 100 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Playtime | 01:02:00 |
| Region code | Region A (Americas, East and Southeast Asia) |
| Language | Original language |
| Please note | iMusic has no information as to which subtitles may or may not be available on this DVD/Blu-ray. |
| Director | Walter Ruttmann |
