Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Walter Ruttmann's 1927 silent film is an avant garde documentary chronicling a single day in Berlin, from dawn to midnight. Through innovative, rhythmic editing and a non narrative structure, the film creates a cinematic city symphony. It observes the bustling metropolis, its public transport, industrial machinery, and diverse population. The film contrasts wealth and poverty, work and leisure, capturing the vibrant and ceaseless energy of the Weimar Republic era city.