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LICHTSPIEL: OPUS 1

Directed by Walter Ruttmann
Germany, 1921
Animation, Avant-Garde, Short
  • 1010 minutes

Synopsis

A choreography of geometric forms – bright, curved or rounded – pulse towards the centre of the screen, one at a time, against a dark background. Consisting of 10.000 separately coloured images, Ruttmann’s “Opus 1” is considered the first fully abstract, ‘absolute’, cinematic work.

Synopsis

A choreography of geometric forms – bright, curved or rounded – pulse towards the centre of the screen, one at a time, against a dark background. Consisting of 10.000 separately coloured images, Ruttmann’s “Opus 1” is considered the first fully abstract, ‘absolute’, cinematic work.