São Paulo, Sinfonia da Metrópole

Name: São Paulo, Sinfonia da Metrópole
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 7

1929
1h 30m

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Documentary about the city of São Paulo, Brazil, having as model and inspiration the previous Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927).Documentary about the city of São Paulo, Brazil, having as model and inspiration the previous Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927).Documentary about the city of São Paulo, Brazil, having as model and inspiration the previous Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927).

Directors
- Adalberto Kemeny
- Rudolf Rex Lustig
Writer
- Adalberto Kemeny

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Adalberto Kemeny
- Rudolf Rex Lustig
Writer
- Adalberto Kemeny

See production info at IMDbPro

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The movie had its restoration in the late 1990's. According to then Cinemateca Brasileira director Tânia Savietto on an interview for Folha de São Paulo, the restoration took two years and it was the very first time a full movie was restored by the Cinemateca - previous times it was just excerpts here and there depending on the damage.

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Spin-off from Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis (1927)

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building the future

Inspired by a similar documentary about modern Berlin, the directors of this one try to show the viewer that São Paulo is a Modern City. There is a shade of militarism, but it is not quite as fascism was in Europe. They do not seem to advocate the elimination of the unadapted, but to point out that every class has its place in the bright collective future the people of São Paulo are helping to build for themselves and the rest of Brazil.

The camera does not refrain from showing the poor, and even the handicapped, though briefly. Even a prison is a good subject for the camera, although it is obviously presented as a place for correction and victory over the lack of discipline. The movie seems to be telling audiences all over Brazil to get ready to be lead by São Paulo. It foreshadows the political fight that would explode into a military conflict in 1930.