MANHATTA
EUTERPE
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11m
In the second decade of the twentieth century, artists Charles Sheeler and Paul Strand collaborated on an abstract film of New York. Although neither was a filmmaker, their short lyric film has had a profound influence on world cinema. The original negative of MANHATTA remains lost and only one 35mm print is known to have survived. That print contains technical imperfections due to difficulties encountered during production and improper handling over the years. This edition is meticulously reconstructed using the best digital technology available while staying as true as possible to the film aesthetic of the 1920s.
Inspired by Walt Whitman's poem MANNAHATTA, a study of the modern Babylon-on-the-Hudson.
[A remarkable restoration by Bruce Posner with a magnificent score by Donald Sosin.]
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