Impressions of the Old Marseille Harbor (1929)

11m
Running Time

April 30, 1929
Release Date

Impressions of the Old Marseille Harbor (1929)

11m
Running Time

April 30, 1929
Release Date

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Plot.

"Impressionen vom alten marseiller Hafen," captures the steady hum of commerce of one of europe's biggest and most populous port cities.

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Release Date
April 30, 1929

Original Name
Impressionen vom alten Marseiller Hafen (Vieux Port)

Status
Released

Running Time
11m

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Impresionen vom alten Marseiller Hafen (Vieux Port) is a short city symphony film by László Moholy-Nagy in 1929. It was one of the first films Moholy-Nagy created when venturing into the art of filmmaking. It premiered on March 4, 1932, in Berlin.

In 1933, Moholy-Nagy explains the process of the film's conception, stating he "had a limited amount of material (300 meters) and thought it useless to try to present such a huge city in so few meters of film. So I consciously chose a small section of this huge city, in particular a part that was unknown, because of its sad social conditions, its poverty, and its dangerous streets, the Vieux Port." Moholy-Nagy also described the film as "semi-social reportage."

The film embraces the presence of the Pont transbordeur. The steel bridge, constructed in 1905, was described by Moholy-Nagy as "truly a wonder of technical precision and beauty." The bridge is also documented in some of Moholy-Nagy's photography, one photo of which is preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of the Arts. The bridge has also been photographed by Man Ray, Herbert Bayer, Florence Henri, Germaine Krull, and Marcel Bovis.

In August 1944, the north tower of the bridge was damaged during the Battle of Marseilles. The bridge remained standing until its complete destruction by explosives on September 1, 1945.

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