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Melody of the World is a Allemand film of genre Documentary directed by Walter Ruttmann with George Bernard Shaw

Melody of the World (1929)

Medlodie der Welt

Melody of the World
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Melody of the World (German: Melodie der Welt) is a 1929 German film directed by Walter Ruttmann. It is also known as World Melody. The film is structured like a symphony and consists of documentary footage from all over the world, contrasted and juxtaposed to show a number of human activities as they take form in different cultures. There are also staged scenes with actors.

The film was produced by Tonbild-Syndikat AG as an assignment from Hapag. It has an original score by Wolfgang Zeller. It was advertised as Germany's first feature-length sound film.

Synopsis

Le film n'a pas de dramaturgie au sens classique du terme. Les images se succèdent au rythme de la musique, selon des raccords inspirés par les images elles-mêmes ainsi que par les thématiques qu'elles recoupent.

Actors

George Bernard Shaw

(himself)Grace Chiang

(Die Japanerin)
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