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    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

    Presented by International House Philadelphia at The Ibrahim Theater at International House

    November 18, 2010


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    Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, dir. Walter Ruttmann, Germany, 1927, 16mm, 52 mins, b/w, silent. In the mid-1920’s, German cinema was beginning a transition from its heavily Expressionist leanings and towards more realistic subjects. Known as the “New Objectivity”, a leading figure in this approach was Walter Ruttmann. Berlin, Symphony of a Great City revels in a formal visual style with stunning photography and editing. Curiously, it is strongly influenced by, and a close approximation of Russian director Dziga Vertov’s symphonic use of imagery. Undoubtedly, it is the greatest city film outside of Vertov’s Man with the Movie Camera (1929). Preceded by Tire Die, dir. Fernando Birra, Argentina, 1958, 16mm, 30 mins, b/w, Spanish w/ English subtitles. A moving documentary portrait of the poor set far away from Buenos Aires. Its central image is of the children who run alongside the trains asking for money.


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        The Ibrahim Theater at International House

        3701 Chestnut Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19104

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        Tickets:

        $8 general admission
        $6 students/seniors
        $5 Internationalist members
        FREE members above Internationalist level

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        Dates:
        November 18, 2010

        Times:

        7 pm

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