A City Is

197217 min 59 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: James Carney

Production: Barrie HowellsGeorge Pearson

Script: James Carney

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

More than buildings, more than people, a city is a total expression of purpose and aspiration, past and present. This is a multi-image look at the conglomerate city, composed of a whole stream of visual and auditory impressions presented without commentary. Often the screen subdivides--two, three, a dozen images appear at the same time, creating a counterpoint of the turbulence and discord, the harmony and sophistication of the big city.

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Subject categories


  • Urbanism > Poetic ImpressionsUrban Life

Credits


director
James Carney
script
James Carney
producer
Barrie Howells
executive producer
George Pearson
photography
Michel Thomas-d'Hoste
Gilles Gascon
Douglas Kiefer
editing
Jacques Bensimon
sound editing
Jean-Pierre Joutel