Symphony of a City

Name: Symphony of a City
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1947-08-15
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Mats Björne, Björn Näslund, Bo Tobiasson, Erland Colliander, Sven Ericsson

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1947

Release Year

18 min

Runtime

Documentary

Overview

An impressionistic short film celebrating Stockholm’s rhythms of life, blending images of its streets, waterways, people, and architecture into a visual “symphony.” Winner of the Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Short Subject, One-Reel in 1949 — the first Swedish film ever to receive an Oscar.

Keywords

city symphony

Cast

Mats Björne

Björn Näslund

Bo Tobiasson

Erland Colliander

Church caretaker

Sven Ericsson

Sala-Frasse

Fisherman

Anders Nohrborg

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

July 12, 2025

7/10

I wonder in how many city centres could you find fishermen gently plying their trade with a catch caught from under the gaze of the Royal Palace? It’s that sort of image that this conveys as it takes us on a distinctly tourism-free trip of this gorgeous city. It’s not a sightseeing exercise, it cons…

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