Brussel gefilmde stad starts in 1897 with the very first images of the city made by Alexandre Promio for the Lumière company. More than 20 rarely seen films then reconstruct the story of the city in the clutches of the fast-moving 20th century. Dramatic events alternate with colourful news, wtih comical and poetic moments. The texts by Roel Jacobs (history advisor at Visitbrussels) and Peter Van Goethem (doctoral researcher at RITS) guide the viewer through time and space; the music accompanying the oldest images was composed by Guy Van Nueten.
CONTENT
Five Views of Brussels (Alexandre Promio, 1897 - 04'54'')
'Round Brussels in 10 minutes (Anon., 1908 - 08'14'')
Two Kids on a Spree in Brussels (Anon. 1909 - 07'54'')
That's Brussels (Francis Martin, 1927 - 07'07")
Parallel Planets (Jean Harlez, 1956 - 23'39")
Sunday (Edmond Bernhard, 1963 - 19'09")
Sonata for Brussels (Emile Degelin, 1954 - 14'39")
Saïda has Kidnapped Manneken Pis (Alfred Machin, 1913 - 06'26")
Brussels Traffic (Anon., ca. 1935 - 02'25")
Railways and Stations inside a Hill (Pierre Bourgeois, 1952 - 05'23")
Birth of the Premetro (Jean-Marie Nokin, 1973 - 18'17")
Brussels Seaport (Anon., ca. 1922 - 02'48")
Brussels International Airport (Anon., ca. 1924 - 07'17")
3 september: Liberation of Brussels (C. Kurlandsky & L. Timmerman, 1944 - 10'22")
Fire in the Innovation Store (Luc Beyer de Ryke, 1967 - 06'39")
1001 Thursdays at Expo 58 (Anon., 1958 - 06'56")
Political Promenades (1910-1983 - 21'21") Reopening of Parliament (1910) / 1 May (1931) / The Royal Question (1950) / The Unity Law (1960) / Flemish March on Brussels (1961) / Anti-nuclear March (1964) / Anti-Vietnam Demonstration (1969) / Demonstration by Steelworkers (1982) / Anti-missile Demonstration (1983)
Shopping (1920-1977 - 06'15")
Victor Horta (Frédéric Geilfus, 1978 - 14'06")
Manhattan on the Senne (Georges Konen & Pierre Manuel, 1966 - 05'25")
Belgique Magazine: Brussels in Europe (Anon., 1960s - 09'28")
DVD: 202 min.
Language: Dutch, French
Subtitles: English, French, Dutch
Regional code: PAL (region free)