East Side Summer 71 years old

Rudy Burckhardt's color portrait of Manhattan's East Side strolls along at an easy pace befitting blue skies and Thelonious Monk's piano score. Where most city symphonies prize grandiose views of the urban organism, Burckhardt sticks to the walker's view.

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East Side Summer (71 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 01, 1953
  • Runtime: 11 minutes