Empire City (1985)

This is the story of two New Yorks. Made at a time when the city was experiencing unprecedented real estate development on the one hand and unforeseen displacement of population and deterioration on the other.

The film contrasts the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political and cultural figures such as David Rockefeller, Edward Koch, Joseph Papp, Norman Mailer, Jane Jacobs, Donald Trump, Louis Auchincloss and Brooke Astor.

Empire City explores the precarious coexistence of the service-based midtown Manhattan corporate headquarters with the peripheral New York of undereducated minorities living in increasing alienation.

Technical Specs:
Video Codec: x265 Main@L4
Video Bitrate: CRF 24 (2858 Kbps)
Video Resolution: 1420x1080
Video Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Frames Per Second: 24.000
Audio Codec: AAC LC
Audio Bitrate: 192 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime Per Part: 88 mins
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 1.89 GB
Source: Web
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