Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt
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A train speeds through the country on its way to Berlin, then gradually slows down as it pulls into the station. It is very early in the morning, about 5:00 AM, and the great city is mostly quiet. But before long there are some signs of activity, and a few early risers are to be seen on the streets. Soon the new day is well underway - it's just a typical day in Berlin, but a day full of life and energy. (Flicker Alley)
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Berlin in 1927 is definitely my dream city. What does it matter that all these films, whether Man with a Movie Camera or Aimless Walk, are just editing exercises on the theme of everyday life in the big city? Especially here, in Acts 4 and 5, there is a unique symbiosis of the pulse of modern times, with the fashion and cultural industries working closely together, mirroring technocratic haste in every feature.
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The Man with a Movie Camera appealed to me more. It is even more imaginative and does not need so many obviously faked and even acting interludes, but Berlin: Symphony of a Great City is still such an amazing spectacle. In a very dynamic way, it captures a living city on the threshold of an economic crisis and before the terrible horrors that came next. One has to ask oneself if this beautiful building was hit by a bomb, if the shop windows were smashed and burned, if these children survived... Oh dear.
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