

Symphony of a City
Människor i stad
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.
- Production
- Swedish Tourist Traffic Association, SF Studios
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Arne Sucksdorff
- Writers
- Arne Sucksdorff
- Producers
- Edmund Reek
- Composer
- Stig Rybrant
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CinemaSerf
July 12, 2025
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 appreciated that leaving his freshly caught sprats on the quay beside him was merely going to invite the…
