Nah am Wasser – Filme aus Rotterdam
Short film program. 89 min. partly silent.

De stad die nooit rust (NL 1928, Friedrich von Maydell, 56 min) shows the portrait of a busy metropolis with a focus on Rotterdam’s ports. Andor von Barsy takes a look at a busy shopping street in the city in

Hoogstraat. Een absolute film (NL 1929, 12 min, silent).

Houen zo!(NL 1952, Herman van der Horst, 21 min) shows busy activity on the streets and in the harbors. The film is about the “rebirth of devastated Rotterdam”.

Introduction: Rommy Albers

Musical Accompaniment: Marie-Luise Bolte