Poetic Film Review: Berlin: Symphony of a Great City (Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt, 1927)

In nineteen twenty-seven, a city comes alive,
Captured on film, a masterpiece to survive.
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, they call,
A day in the life, from morning until nightfall.

Ruttman's vision, avant-garde and bold,
A city as a protagonist, stories to be told.
From trains to factories, the streets come alive,
A bustling metropolis, where people strive.

Social commentary woven in each frame,
Workers and elites, not treated the same.
A glimpse of a world on the brink of change,
Technology and society, intertwined in a strange.

Critics praised its innovation and style,
A city symphony, capturing life for a while.
But time would dim its once shining light,
As history unfolded, revealing a different sight.

Destroyed landmarks, lost to war's cruel hand,
A time capsule preserved, a glimpse of the grand.
For historians and filmmakers, a treasure trove,
A window to the past, a story to behove.

Ruttman's legacy, a mix of praise and scorn,
But his film endures, a relic reborn.
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, a silent song,
Of a city in motion, where life marches on.

(Note: The review in its original form can be read here.)

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