
Symphony of a City
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.
- 6.9
- 1947
- Released
- 0h 18m

Mats Björne

Björn Näslund

Bo Tobiasson

Erland Colliander
Church caretaker
Sven Ericsson

Sala-Frasse
Fisherman
Anders Nohrborg
Released
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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 consists more of a few stand-alone sequences that gradually lead us to a young lad who hasn’t quite appr











