Hoogstraat (1929)
- Directed by
- Andor von Barsy
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Netherlands
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This silent film captures the daily activity of shoppers and passersby on a busy Rotterdam street in 1929. It uses creative camera work to show the movement and energy of the city.
whimsicaldynamicobservationalrhythmicurbanlivelynostalgicexperimental
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