Manhatta

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This groundbreaking silent documentary captures the beauty and majesty of the New York City in its streets, skyscrapers, bridges, rail yards and harbors.This groundbreaking silent documentary captures the beauty and majesty of the New York City in its streets, skyscrapers, bridges, rail yards and harbors.This groundbreaking silent documentary captures the beauty and majesty of the New York City in its streets, skyscrapers, bridges, rail yards and harbors.

Directors
- Charles Sheeler
- Paul Strand
Writer
- Walt Whitman

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6.6/10

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Directors
- Charles Sheeler
- Paul Strand
Writer
- Walt Whitman

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win total

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Trivia
The poet whose works are quoted during the film is Walt Whitman.

Quotes
Title Card - Walt Whitman: "City of the world - for all races are here, City of tall facades of marble and iron, Proud and passionate city."

Alternate versions
This film was published in Italy on an DVD anthology entitled "Avanguardia: Cinema sperimentale degli anni '20 e '30", distributed by DNA Srl. The film has been re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin . This version is also available in streaming on some platforms.

Connections
Featured in The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)

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7/10

Manhatta(n)

This experimental movie of Paul Strand about Manhattan is extremely important to the future generations of directors. Paul Strand is like a bird in Manhattan, showing the daily life and the most characteristic points of it. Manhattan is shown in a Bird's eye shot(I think that it's the name in English, kind like the public was God himself. I never went to Manhattan, but in 10 minutes I visited, understood and felt Manhattan. It is amazing how in such a short time, he can illustrate, in a interesting and original way, this mediatic place. Paul Strand is like a magician that takes photos of Manhattan and give life to them. A great short that definitely is a mark on cinema's experimental history.