One of the first abstract, animated films in film history. Swedish-born Eggeling, who lived and worked in Berlin, regarded his films as a musical score. In Diagonal Symphony, he tries to create a universal language that would bridge the gap between the artist and his audience. The film was restored by filmmaker Gösta Werner with support by the Swedish Cinematheque in 1994. Presented by Filmform, Stockholm.
Also in this combined programme
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Passage to the North
Enchanting mixture of drama, humour, text and image. -
Die Distanz zwischen mir und meinen Verlusten
Looking for a humourous metaphor for a self-chosen identity, Odenbach uses found footage, music, text and video fragments. -
Inktpot
In the dunes near the Belgian coastal resort of Koksijde, a bunker is transformed into a giant ink pot. -
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Women’s Liberation Demonstration NYC, August 26, 1970
Street interviews with participants in one of the first feminist demonstrations in New York (1970). -
Engels Smoking His Signature, Signing the Universe
In this conceptual video work, made up of three parts, the director makes statements about his own work. -
Giraglia
Film based on the music written by Pierre Henry for the ballet Messe pour le temps présent by Maurice Béjart.
Film details
- Country of production
- Sweden
- Year
- 1924
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2006
- Length
- 8'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm