Sunday, December 4, 2011

The Epic of Modernization

Man with the Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)



A cameraman travels around a [Soviet] city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness. (from IMDB)

Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)



In a futuristic [German] city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. (from IMDB)

About the Soundtracks:

ALLOY ORCHESTRA is a three man musical ensemble, writing and performing live accompaniment to classic silent films. Working with an outrageous assemblage of peculiar objects, they thrash and grind soulful music from unlikely sources.

Performing at prestigious film festivals and cultural centers in the US and abroad (The Telluride Film Festival, The Louvre, Lincoln Center, The Academy of Motion Pictures, the National Gallery of Art and others), Alloy has helped revive some of the great masterpieces of the silent era. (from www.alloyorchestra.com)

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