Skyscraper Symphony (1929)

Directed by

Robert Florey

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

11 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent short film shows New York City skyscrapers in the early morning. It captures the excitement and uncertainty of the city during the late 1920s.

fast-pacedenergeticmodernoptimisticbustlingawe-inspiringdynamichistoric

What happens

Skyscraper Symphony (1929) is an avant-garde silent short film by French-American filmmaker Robert Florey. The film was shot in the early morning hours in New York City. It captured skyscrapers which, by the late 1920s had become a global trademark of the city and became a representation of the ever-developing technologies in America, as well as the rapid growth of capitalism. Florey's focus on the booming metropolitan in the post-World War I era has solidified this film as a "city symphony," and he draws upon his own experience as a tourist in America to capture the excitement and uncertainty of being in New York City. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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