Bronx Morning

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Part documentary and part avant-garde, this renowned city symphony was filmed by Jay Leyda when he was 21. It features sensational and stylish use of European filmmaking styles. The images movingly show the resilience of people persevering with style and enthusiasm during the early years of the Depression. "A Bronx Morning" won Leyda a scholarship to study with the renowned Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein. Named to the National Film Registry in 2004.