Detroit: Ruin of a City

2005
1h 32m

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Detroit, known as Motor City, once the fourth largest city in the United States, home of the Ford Motor Company, General Motors and other major car manufacturers, is nowadays a city in serio... Read allDetroit, known as Motor City, once the fourth largest city in the United States, home of the Ford Motor Company, General Motors and other major car manufacturers, is nowadays a city in serious decline, which has lost more than half its population and much of its real estate. Unti... Read allDetroit, known as Motor City, once the fourth largest city in the United States, home of the Ford Motor Company, General Motors and other major car manufacturers, is nowadays a city in serious decline, which has lost more than half its population and much of its real estate. Until recently, residents would celebrate'Devil's Night' on the eve of Halloween by going out ... Read all

Directors
- George Steinmetz
- Michael Chanan
Writers
- Michael Chanan
- George Steinmetz
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7.6/10

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Directors
- George Steinmetz
- Michael Chanan
Writers
- Michael Chanan
- George Steinmetz
Stars

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7wilks99

A road trip through the catastrophe of modern Detroit

The strength of this film comes from its depiction of the 'ruins of Detroit,' the bombed-out husks of buildings and post-industrial craters that pockmark the city. It is a fascinating take on the American road trip. Some of the academic commentary interspersed throughout the film feels closer to mere theory than anything truly insightful about the condition of Detroit, but overall, the film is a intriguing document. Its progression from the River Rouge/Henry Ford era to the disaster that Detroit has become makes this a worthy contribution to the category of films dealing with American history. Though some might complain it is long on depressing scenery and short on proposed solutions, that's not really the film's job. It is a document of a particular slice of time in Detroit, ugliness and all.