| The City Symphony Phenomenon: Cinema, Art, and Urban Modernity Between the Wars Contributor(s): Jacobs, Steven (Editor), Kinik, Anthony (Editor), Hielscher, Eva (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138665274 ISBN-13: 9781138665279 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Social Science | Media Studies - Art | Film & Video |
| Series: AFI Film Readers |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.60 lbs) 360 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |