The Living City
| Movie | |
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| Original title | The Living City |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1953 |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Haskell Wexler |
| production | John Barnes |
| occupation | |
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The Living City (German Lively ) is an American documentary - short film by Haskell Wexler from 1953, which in its division for one Oscar nominee.
content
The contamination of American cities such as Chicago , Baltimore , Philadelphia and Pittsburgh is discussed in terms of problems related to accumulating garbage, congestion due to traffic problems or the occurrence of diseases caused by a lack of hygiene regulations, air pollution and noise. Poor quality of municipal services, high taxes, traffic jams and incorrect values also put urban residents under stress. Another big problem was slum areas, which would make it clear what effects chaos and haphazard congestion could have. Resistance to changes in existing social relationships, racist prejudices, insufficient building fabric, low increases in value for new property compared to other more lucrative investments and high costs for renovation measures are another problem.
The history of cities goes back to the early 19th century, when many things could only be done with water power, the help of animals and labor. The film contains scenes from St. Louis in 1890. Short film scenes are included to illustrate the successive development.
Colean's basic assumption is that a city resembles an organism in that it has a natural course of development which, if not interrupted, leads to a constant renewal of its physical and economic structure. Colean recommends a nine-point program that could help remove the obstacles identified. In addition, a living city is never finished, but is subject to constant change.
Production notes
The film, shot in Chicago , Illinois , was produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films and Twentieth Century Fund in association with Miles L. Colean, author of Renewing our Cities .
Award
John Barnes was nominated for the trophy at the Academy Awards 1954 for the film in the category "Best Documentary Short Film" , but had to admit defeat to Walt Disney and his film The Alaskan Eskimo , in which it is about the living conditions of Eskimos in Alaska.
Web links
- The Living City in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Living City see page letterboxd.com (English)
- The Living City by John Barnes see page archive. org (english)
- The Living City, 1953 full original film on reddit.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ The 26th Academy Awards | 1954 see page oscars.org (English)
- ↑ Renewing our cities see page worldcat.org (English)