Sydney – A Story of a City (1999)
- Original title
- Sydney: A Story of a City
- Directed by
- Bruce Beresford
- Genre
- drama, documentary
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film shows sweeping aerial views of Sydney's harbor, the Opera House, and the Blue Mountains. It blends archive footage and computer graphics with a simple love story to tell about the city's past and present.
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What happens
Sydney – A Story of a City is a film originally shot in the IMAX format and shown in IMAX cinemas around Australia in 1999. The film was subsequently digitally re-mastered from the original large film format and released on DVD in 2001. The film presents the viewer with spectacular scenes of the city, its harbour, the Sydney Opera House and the Blue Mountains and uses archive film footage, computer generated graphics combined with live footage to tell the story of Sydney's past and present. Featuring the themes of history, archaeology, architecture and genealogy with a simple love story, the film educates and entertains and serves as a showcase for the vibrant city of Sydney. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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