{"product_id":"city-symphony-phenomenon-paperback-softback","title":"City Symphony Phenomenon - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1920s and 1930s saw the rise of the \u003ci\u003ecity symphony\u003c\/i\u003e, an experimental film form that presented the city as protagonist instead of mere decor. Combining experimental, documentary, and narrative practices, these films were marked by a high level of abstraction reminiscent of high-modernist experiments in painting and photography. Moreover, interwar city symphonies presented a highly fragmented, oftentimes kaleidoscopic sense of modern life, and they organized their urban-industrial images through rhythmic and associative montage that evoke musical structures. In this comprehensive volume, contributors consider the full 80 film corpus, from \u003cem\u003eManhatta\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBerlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt \u003c\/em\u003eto lesser-known cinematic explorations.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45546315645166,"sku":"9780367459475","price":75.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367459475.jpg?v=1720231119","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/city-symphony-phenomenon-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}