Underplayed Gems

Forumfilmen (1937)

Forumfilmen poster
Country
Denmark
Runtime
20 min
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How it feels

This documentary footage shows a 1937 department store exhibition on modern home interiors in Copenhagen. It includes prepared rooms, a restaurant, children's activities, and behind-the-scenes preparation, along with clips of new functionalist housing and a parade for King Christian X's anniversary.

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What happens

Forumfilmen er en dansk dokumentarisk optagelse fra 1937. Magasin du Nords store udstilling "Bolig-Byen" i Forum finder sted 2.-18. april 1937. Med 45 forskellige indrettede værelser giver stormagasinet sit bud på tidens boligindretning. Udstillingen suppleres med en restaurant, og der er aktiviteter for børn, bl.a. ponyridning og tombola. Over 100.000 gæster har besøgt Forum, da Bolig-Byen lukker. Filmen viser de udstillede værelser, de mange besøgende og giver samtidig et kig ind bag kulissen i Magasin du Nord under forberedelserne. Endelig vises der klip af boliger og lejlighedskomplekser, som rammer den nye stil: funktionalismen. Vi ser bl.a. byggeriet Storgården på Tomsgårdsvej. Midt i filmen er der optagelser fra Kong Christian X's regeringsjubilæum, som fejres med optog gennem København. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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