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New York 1900 (1961)

New York 1900 poster
Directed by
Henri Torrent
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This French compilation film from 1961 shows what life was like in New York City around the year 1900. It uses old newsreel footage from the Gaumont and Pathé archives to evoke daily scenes and events from that time.

nostalgichistoricalinformativegentleobservationalold-fashionedslower-paced

What happens

New York 1900 est un film de compilation de courts métrages français écrit et réalisé en 1961 par Henri Torrent. Évocation de la vie à New York au début du à partir d'actualités Gaumont et Pathé. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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