Barbican 1969, clip 8 - Interior shots of the Barbican flats, showing modern appliances and...

Clip 8 from a film commissioned by the City of London Corporation to promote the Barbican development scheme. Interior shots of the Barbican flats, showing modern appliances and fashionable interior design. People imagine themselves living in the flats, in the bath, playing instruments, etc. The focus of the film is to explain how the new scheme will 'bring life back into the heart of the City'. The film explains that the City (the Square Mile) is no longer a residential area and underlines the point by showing empty streets at the weekend. The new Barbican development scheme is introduced and the viewer is invited to explore interiors of the new flats.