TravelTalks is in Copenhagen. It's far enough from the war that it is no longer apparent. I doubt the city was heavily damaged anyways although they do mention the occupation. There are towers. They are interesting towers but it's all rather cold without the people. The fish market has a touch of local colors and they do show a carnival. It's actually fun to see the old rides.
3 Reviews
A Modest People
boblipton9 September 2020
James A. Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor cameras under the supervision of Hone Glendinning to shoot pictures of this very pretty city. He starts off by noting that a quarter of the Danes live in Copenhagen without killing each other. That statement strikes me as rather odd, as if he expected berserk vikings swinging battleaxes at each other, cleaving their horned helmets in twain. That's ridiculous, because Vikings didn't wear horned helmets.
In any case, it's a very pretty city, and the towers are quite attractive. The copy that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in pretty good shape.
In any case, it's a very pretty city, and the towers are quite attractive. The copy that plays on Turner Classic Movies is in pretty good shape.
TravelTalks
Michael_Elliott14 November 2010
Copenhagen, City of Towers (1953)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
With a title like COPENHAGEN, CITY OF TOWERS you know you must be watching a TravelTalks short from MGM. This time out we're in Copenhagen, Denmark as narrator James A. FitzPatrick explains that there are over 1-million people living there and that the sea offers up some of the greatest seafood in the world. With that in mind we visit a fish market as well as learn that a large portion of people still ride bicycles to wherever they need to go. We see a wide range of the architectural spots of Copenhagen as well as one special place where people can see what the weather's going to be like by looking for the figure to be on a bike for clear or with a rain coat for storms. This is yet another pleasant entry in the long-running series as once again we're treated to some great history as well as some terrific visuals in Technicolor. The highlight of this short came at the very end when we get the see the city lit up at night.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
With a title like COPENHAGEN, CITY OF TOWERS you know you must be watching a TravelTalks short from MGM. This time out we're in Copenhagen, Denmark as narrator James A. FitzPatrick explains that there are over 1-million people living there and that the sea offers up some of the greatest seafood in the world. With that in mind we visit a fish market as well as learn that a large portion of people still ride bicycles to wherever they need to go. We see a wide range of the architectural spots of Copenhagen as well as one special place where people can see what the weather's going to be like by looking for the figure to be on a bike for clear or with a rain coat for storms. This is yet another pleasant entry in the long-running series as once again we're treated to some great history as well as some terrific visuals in Technicolor. The highlight of this short came at the very end when we get the see the city lit up at night.
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