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Berlin: Symphony of a Metropolis or Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (German: Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt) is a 1927 German silent film directed by Walter Ruttmann, co-written by Carl Mayer and Karl Freund. Much of the motion in the film, and many of the scene transitions, are built around the motion of trains and streetcars.
This is Walter Ruttmann's classic 1927 film, Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (also called Symphony of a Great City). It is one of the first films of its type, unrivaled in greatness until ...
Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis: Directed by Walter Ruttmann. With Paul von Hindenburg. This movie shows us one day in Berlin, the rhythm of that time, starting at the earliest morning and ends in the deepest night.
Feb 19, 2006 · This is the setting in which we view Berlin - Germany’s most cosmopolitan and liberal metropolis. From dawn to midnight the workday of a great city unfolds in silent motion. Among the images of modern life we see Tom Mix’s name on a movie marquee and a brief clip of Chaplin’s feet, which indicated Berlin’s openness to the world.
BERLIN – SYMPHONY EINER GROSSSTADT is mandatory viewing for anyone who loves cinema or Berlin. In his futuristic portrayal of the city avantgarde filmmaker Walter Ruttmann – one of the pioneers of abstract cinema - employed all cinematic means at his disposal at 1927.
BERLIN: SYMPHONY OF A METROPOLIS was considered a revolutionary, avant-garde film experiment in its day. Today, conversely, this silent-film is considered a classic in film history. It illustrates one single day in the metropolis Berlin and is absorbed with the lifestyle of the 1920ies.
Preceding Dziga Vertov's Man with a Movie Camera (1929), and before Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Walter Ruttmann's urban symphony of Berlin is a semi-documentary in five acts. Employing an enthralling visual rhythm, seamless jump-cuts, double-exposures, and a sense of perpetual motion, this non-narrative love-letter to the bustling German ...
