Stramilano
About Stramilano
One day in Milan runs from factories and farmers' markets through skyscrapers and nightclubs, with voices and machines on the track. Corrado D'Errico directed this city symphony. The Za Bum company of the Teatro Excelsior, Mario Mattoli and Luciano Ramo, produced it for Istituto Luce. The English Wikipedia calls it Italy's first city symphony and the earliest such film from a fascist country.
Cast & crew
More about Stramilano
Wikidata times it at 15 minutes. A Commons file is labeled 1929. The year on the previous record was empty. This file uses 1929.
Themes
Background
Istituto Luce was a fascist government body. This is the earliest city symphony the English Wikipedia places in a fascist country.
Music
The track uses human voices and machine sounds rather than a scored theme named on the record.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Za Bum was a music-hall company at the Teatro Excelsior.
- Istituto Luce was a government organization.
- No player is billed.
Scenes
- The day moves from the factories and the markets into the nightclubs.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Stramilano)