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Symphony of a City

Film

Symphony of a City

6.9

0h 18m

1947

Synopsis

An impressionistic short film celebrating Stockholm’s rhythms of life, blending images of its streets, waterways, people, and architecture into a visual “symphony.” Winner of the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Short Subject, One-Reel in 1949 — the first Swedish film ever to receive an Oscar.

Director

Arne Sucksdorff

Documentary

city symphony

Cast & Crew

Mats Björne

Björn Näslund

Bo Tobiasson

Erland Colliander

Erland Colliander

as Church caretaker

Sven Ericsson

Sala-Frasse

as Fisherman

Anders Nohrborg

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