The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
Morning reveals New York harbor, the wharves, the Brooklyn Bridge. A ferry boat docks, disgorging its huddled mass. People move briskly along Wall St. or stroll more languorously through a cemetery. Ranks of skyscrapers extrude columns of smoke and steam. In plain view. Or framed, as through a balustrade. A crane promotes the city's upward progress, as an ironworker balances on a high beam. A locomotive in a railway yard prepares to depart, while an arriving ocean liner jostles with attentive tugboats. Fading sunlight is reflected in the waters of the harbor. The imagery is interspersed with quotations from Walt Whitman, who is left unnamed.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
81 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul StrandDirector
- Charles SheelerDirector
Stills
Themes
city portraitsilent filmmanhattan, new york citycity symphonyshort filmpoetic documentary