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198818 minPGdoc-short

Urban Gentrification

Vidöppen stad

198818 minPGdoc-short

Eighteen minutes of modern Stockholm images blend with scenes from Arne Sucksdorff's 1947 film People in the City.

Urban Gentrification

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Ulf von Strauss

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Eighteen minutes of modern Stockholm images blend with scenes from Arne Sucksdorff's 1947 film People in the City.

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Ulf von Strauss

Ulf von Straussdirector

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Stockholm's streets blend past and present in Vidöppen stad. The 18-minute film intersperses contemporary scenes of the city with clips from Arne Sucksdorff's 1947 film People in the City. It presents a visual contrast between modern life and historical moments in Stockholm, capturing the essence of urban life across decades. The documentary reflects on the city's evolution through its images and sounds.

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