General Information

Author/Creator

Shepard, David, director.

Language

English.

Published

United States : Anthology Film Archives

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (168 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00002964

Contents/Summary

Summary

Early American avant-garde cinema from 1894-1941. The rhythmic elements of cinema are explored by artists and filmmakers fascinated by the abstract qualities of light. The American authors of avant-garde classics Le Retour á la raison (1923), Ballet mécanique (1923-24), Anémic cinéma (1926), and Une Nuit sur le Mont Chauve (1934), are finally acknowledged for their seminal artistic achievements made in Europe. Pioneer abstract films by Ralph Steiner, Mary Ellen Bute, Douglass Crockwell, Dwinnell Grant, and George Morris are compared and contrasted with Hollywood montages created by Ernst Lubitsch, Slavko Vorkapich, and Busby Berkeley. For the first time on video, composer George Antheil's original 1924 score accompanies Fernand Léger and Dudley Murphy's film Ballet mécanique, a truly avant-garde cacophony of image and sound.

Subjects

Genre

Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1312	Available	-	-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 1312 (HU_OSA_00002964.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format