The City (2007)

Explores the human condition, now, in New York City, through the unique eyes of non-native New Yorkers, exiles, immigrants, refugees, eccentrics, and a Ghost.

Director:

Vladan Nikolic

Writers:

Vladan Nikolic, Rainer Maria Rilke (poem)

Stars:

Loulou Bangura, Zeliha Ciftci, Clever Da Silva

Cast

Credited cast:
Loulou Bangura	...	Self
Zeliha Ciftci	...	Self
Clever Da Silva	...	Self
Isabel Dawson	...	Self
Natalie Fuz	...	Self
Anna George	...	Self
Eric Krupnik	...	Self
Su Hwei Lin	...	Self
Stefan Milenkovic	...	Self
Keith Nelson	...	Self
Miho Nikaido	...	Self
Eva Norvind	...	Self
Philippe Quint	...	Self
Jason Robards III	...	Self - Narrator
Izak Senbahar	...	Self

Storyline

The poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, himself once an immigrant in New York, wrote that NYC is not a city, not a country, but all humanity in one drop. THE CITY explores this humanity, now, in New York City, through the unique eyes of non-native New Yorkers, exiles, immigrants, refugees, eccentrics, and a Ghost. A collage of stories, together with the montage of images, sound and music, running through the film like a heartbeat, create New York moments, frozen in a particular time. Accompanied by haunting visuals, Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry, and a unique score by Sxip Shirey's "mutant harmonica," THE CITY is also a visual poem to a city of immigrants, which keeps re-inventing itself through its history, and into the new century.

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Plot Keywords:

new york | immigrant | poem | montage | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$200,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Surla Films

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1