Alice in the Cities (1974)

Phil (Rudiger Vogler) is a foreign journalist on an assignment in America writing about the American scene. The only way he can relate is by taking Polaroids. The assignment has caused Phil to feel lost, alone and isolated in a society that moves at a rapid speed and provides constant stimulation. The only connections Phil has to his homeland are his publisher and a girlfriend but they want nothing to do with him. At a dead end, he decides to go back to Germany. On the way, he encounters an unlikely friend in a girl named Alice (Yella Rottlander), who is likewise abandoned by her mother. They use what little income they have to find a home for Alice while Phil attempts to finish his story.

Favorite scene

Phil and Alice are looking through telescopes atop the Empire State Building. Alice looks through her telescope and sees a bird gliding freely amidst the bustling city.