The city

DVD 2009

Originally shown at the 1939 World's Fair, this classic show comments on four types of cities: New England town, the unplanned industrial community, a crowded metropolis and the decentralized community. Bonus features: Which playground for your child: greenbelt or gutter? features interviews with three people living in Greenbelt, MD at the time of the film ; George Stoney in conversation with Joseph Horowitz features the documentary filmmaker di...

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Cities and towns United States

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1 digital videodisc (131:44 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
monochrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby
NTSC
video file
DVD video
all regions

Other Title:

City (Motion picture : 1939)
Which playground for your child
George Stoney in conversation with Joseph Horowitz

Notes:

"The classic 1939 documentary film with a newly recorded soundtrack of the score by Aaron Copland" --Container
Soundtrack recreated by Post-classical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, music director ; Joseph Horowitz, artistic director
Special features include: The City with the original soundtrack (1939) (orchestra; Max Goberman, conductor) (43 min.) ; Which playground for your child : greenbelt or gutter? (2000) (15 min.) ; George Stoney in conversation with Joseph Horowitz (2007) (29 min.)
Editor, Theodore Lawrence ; commentary, Lewis Mumford ; music, Aaron Copland
Narrated by Francis Guinan (2009), Morris Carnovsky (1939)
Recorded Oct. 15, 2007 at Dekelboum Concert Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of Maryland, College Park
DVD, dual layer, NTSC, all regions ; Dolby Digital, DTS Surround ; aspect ratio 4:3

Control Number:

483069

UPC:

747313523153

Other Authors:

American Documentary, Inc
American Institute of Planners
Carnovsky, Morris, narrator
Civic Films
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990, composer
Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. City
Gil-Ordóñez, Angel, conductor
Goberman, Max, 1911-1962, conductor
Guinan, Francis, 1951- narrator
Horovitz, Joseph, 1926-2022, interviewer
Lawrence, Theodore, editor
Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990, commentator
Naxos Rights International Ltd
Post-Classical Ensemble, performer
Steiner, Ralph, 1899-1986, director, director of photography
Stoney, George C., interviewee
Van Dyke, Willard, cinematographer, director

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