Underplayed Gems

Midt i Byens Hjerte (1938)

Midt i Byens Hjerte poster
Directed by
Carl Schenstrøm
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
8 min
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This Danish documentary shows the construction of the Palladium cinema in Copenhagen in 1938. It starts with an old story from the city's past told by Hans Christian Andersen. The film then follows the building process step by step from demolition to completion in just eight months.

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What happens

Midt i Byens Hjerte er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1938. En film om Palladium Biografens opførelse. Den indledes med en fortælling fra København i gamle dage - med selveste H.C. Andersen som fortæller. Herefter starter byggeprocessen: den 24. april rykker Palladiums håndværkerstab ind i Industribygningen på hjørnet af Rådhuspladsen og Vesterbrogade. Man starter med den store nedrivning - byggeriet skal være færdigt på rekordtid. Råbygningen opføres i jernbeton efter de nyeste principper. Natten mellem 31. juli og 1. august begynder ophejsning af hovedspær til tagkonstruktionen. For første gang i Skandinavien anvendes elektrisk svejsning. 4. september er der rejsegilde. Billedhugger Stæhr Nielsen laver reliefferne i foyeren. Den 14. december opstilles stole i biografsalen. Fra byggeprocessen startes til teatret åbner, går der bare 8 måneder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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