01 April 1921 Animated 12 mins
Against a dark background, several bright, curved or rounded shapes pulse towards the center of the screen, one at a time. They are followed by many other shapes, some irregular, some pointed, others rounded. The abstract shapes move into or across the screen in harmony with the musical score.
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Germany 01 April 1921
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Ruttmann was born in Frankfurt am Main; he studied architecture and painting and worked as a graphic designer. His film career began in the early 1920s.
Please subscribe my channel Sources: . Lichtspiel Opus I produced directed animated and edited by Walter (Walther) Ruttmann for Ruttmann-Film GmbH; ...
Silent Animation from pioneer German Dada filmmaker Walter Ruttmann. For More on Ruttmann see my film blog at; ...
Silent Animation from pioneering German Dada filmmaker Walter Ruttmann. For More on Walter Ruttmann see my film blog at; ...
Sound: John Sandoz.
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Joe dreams he has become a high-salaried, temperamental movie star.
25 September 1921
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16 April 1921
Arthur Moore, a missionary preacher, attempts to fit into the cowboy community so he can set up a church in the local saloon.
23 January 1921
Because Bob Meredith (Jack Holt) spends all his time working, his wife Margaret (Lois Wilson) feels the romance has ebbed away from their marriage.
01 June 1921
Malatti's father has unexpectedly survived the fall from the train and now vows to take cruel revenge on McAllan.
28 August 1921
A doctor who believes he can cure criminals takes on a big challenge.
01 January 1921
La tempesta in un cranio (Tempest in a Cranium) is an anarchic, quasi-surreal Italian comedy of multiple delights in which the timorous scion of a wealthy family is gaslit by his friends in order to prove that his fears of hereditary insanity are hogwash.
20 February 1921
Boone Stallard, elected to the Kentucky Legislature by a mountain district, clashes with Randolph Marshall, a Blue Grass aristocrat who is engaged to Anne, the governor's daughter.
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