Daybreak Express (1953)
- Directed by
- D. A. Pennebaker
- Genre
- documentary, music
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 5 min
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 48 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short film captures the last days of the Third Avenue elevated subway station in New York City. It shows the trains, tracks, and city scenes set to a Duke Ellington song.
fast-pacedrhythmicnostalgicurbanobservationalupbeatold-fashionedbreezy
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