Melody of the World (1929)
- Original title
- Melodie der Welt
- Directed by
- Walter Ruttmann
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 48 min
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary strings together footage from around the world to show how people do similar activities in different cultures. It includes some staged scenes and moves like a musical symphony, with a score composed for the film.
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What happens
Melody of the World (German: Melodie der Welt) is a 1929 German film directed by Walter Ruttmann. It is also known as World Melody. The film is structured like a symphony and consists of documentary footage from all over the world, contrasted and juxtaposed to show a number of human activities as they take form in different cultures. There are also staged scenes with actors. The film was produced by Tonbild-Syndikat AG as an assignment from Hapag. It has an original score by Wolfgang Zeller. It was advertised as Germany's first feature-length sound film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Markt in Berlin (1929)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.