Actually published in 2018. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Survey of city symphonies 1920-40 / Eva Hielscher, Steven Jacobs, and Anthony Kinik. László Moholy-Nagy and the city (symphony) / Malte Hagener -- Productive city: Ruttmann's Düsseldorf: Kleiner Film einer großen Stadt / Michael Cowan -- Minor Paris city symphonies / Christa Blümlinger -- Kaufman and Kopalin's Moscow / Malcolm Turvey -- A Parisian in Manhattan: Florey's Skyscraper symphony / Merrill Schleier -- D'Errico's Stramilano / John David Rhodes -- Belgian variations on the city symphony theme / Steven Jacobs -- Koelinga's De Steeg: palimpsest and parallax historiography / Ivo Blom -- Schuitema's De Maasbruggen: city and film as a process / Floris Paalman -- Von Barsy and Von Maydell's De Stad die nooit Rust: a port city symphony / Eva Hielscher -- Hauser's Weltstadt in Flegeljahren: an Americanist city symphony / Eva Hielscher -- One-way street: Conrad's Halsted Street / Tom Gunning -- Leyda's A Bronx morning / Jan-Christoper Horak -- Kemeny and Lustig's São Paulo: sinfonia da metrópole / Cristina Meneguello -- Sparlin's Canadian city symphonies / Anthony Kinik -- Survey of city symphonies 1920-40 / Eva Hielscher, Steven Jacobs, and Anthony Kinik.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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