The City Symphony Phenomenon : Cinema, Art, and Urban Modernity Between the Wars
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
AFI Film Readers
ISBN-10
1138665274
ISBN-13
9781138665279
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 30th, 2018
Print length
360 Pages
Weight
722 grams
Dimensions
15.80 x 23.50 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Film theory & criticismSocial & cultural historyUrban communities
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The 1920s and 1930s saw the rise of the city symphony, an experimental film form that presented the city as protagonist instead of mere decor. In this comprehensive volume, contributors consider the full 70 film corpus, from Manhatta and Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt to lesser-known cinematic explorations.
The 1920s and 1930s saw the rise of the city symphony, an experimental film form that presented the city as protagonist instead of mere decor. Combining experimental, documentary, and narrative practices, these films were marked by a high level of abstraction reminiscent of high-modernist experiments in painting and photography. Moreover, interwar city symphonies presented a highly fragmented, oftentimes kaleidoscopic sense of modern life, and they organized their urban-industrial images through rhythmic and associative montage that evoke musical structures. In this comprehensive volume, contributors consider the full 80 film corpus, from Manhatta and Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt to lesser-known cinematic explorations.
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