Daybreak Express
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Daybreak Express is a 1953 short documentary film by D. A. Pennebaker that visually captures a New York City elevated train ride set to Duke Ellington’s music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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short documentary film ⓘ short film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | elevated train ride in New York City ⓘ |
| director |
D. A. Pennebaker
NERFINISHED
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Don Alan Pennebaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusicBy | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | color cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
ⓘ
short film ⓘ |
| hasCinematicFocus |
public transportation
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urban landscape ⓘ |
| hasCinematographyBy | D. A. Pennebaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | 1950s New York City ⓘ |
| hasDistributionForm | theatrical short ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 16 mm film ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | early example of music-driven city symphony film ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later direct cinema documentaries ⓘ |
| hasOriginalMedium | film ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackComposer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle | cinéma vérité precursor ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
modern city experience
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movement and transit ⓘ rhythm of urban life ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | named after Duke Ellington composition "Daybreak Express" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | New York City Subway elevated lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkOf | D. A. Pennebaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | D. A. Pennebaker filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| musicGenre |
big band
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jazz ⓘ |
| notableFor | syncing city imagery to jazz music ⓘ |
| portrays |
Third Avenue El in Manhattan
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morning commute in New York City ⓘ |
| portraysTimeOfDay | daybreak ⓘ |
| productionType | independent film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | 5 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| subject | New York City elevated train ⓘ |
| usesSong | Daybreak Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle | montage of city and train images ⓘ |
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