Megacities (1998)

A look at the people who live precariously, but with an unusual level of resourcefulness and imagination, in four gigantic urban agglomerations: Mumbai, New York City, Moscow and Mexico City.

Director:

Michael Glawogger

Writer:

Michael Glawogger

5 wins.

Storyline

This documentary deals with work, poverty, violence, love and sex. A film about human beauty in twelve chapters which tells the tales of people from Bombay, Mexico City, Moscow and New York, who are all struggling for survival, with ingenuity, intelligence and dignity. They all share the dream of a better life.

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Plot Keywords:

radio disc jockey | poverty | female full frontal nudity | female nudity | stripper | 

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Taglines:

12 Geschichten vom Überleben

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Quotes

opening text overlay: And perhaps in abodes of poverty, where health, learning, shelter and security are not birthrights, the soul is not a birthright, either. - William T. Vollmann

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Connections

Features Sainik (1993)

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Soundtracks

Prélude of 'Drei Duetten'
Written by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performed by Klangforum Wien: Anette Bik, Gunde Jäch-Micko, Florian Müller
Recorded on 30. 5. 1998 in the Wiener Konzerthaus
Courtesy of Universial Edition A.G.

User Reviews

Magacities, Michael Glawogger, Best Documentary

From my point of view Michael Glawogger is one of the biggest documentary maker of the last years. He approach people all over the world with respect and similitude of conditions. He does not make a show of reality, he is in love with reality and this love he shares with us. His documentary is an enormous project, but even the magnitude of the project, Glawogger is not pretentious at all. He does not put him self in the film as the documentaries "reality show" fashion, where the hero "documentary maker" put his live on risk or do weird stuff with his body, to see the underground of prostitution in Thailand etc. You can see that he develop a friendship and understanding for humanity without manipulation. From my point of view Megacities is not only a documentary but also a piece o art. And a completely different style of Philip Glass

Details

Country:

Austria Switzerland

Language:

Hindi English Russian Spanish

Release Date:

8 January 1999 (Austria)

Also Known As:

Megamiasta

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fama Film AG, Lotus Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color