Hans Richter Movies
- 1968
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches
Diaries, Notes, and Sketches7.41968HD
An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s.
- 1921
Rhythm 21
Rhythm 215.51921HD
Abstract animated short film. Grey and white squares change size and shape on a black background.
- 1928
Ghosts Before Breakfast
Ghosts Before Breakfast6.81928HD
Hans Richter, noted for his abstract shorts, has everyday objects rebelling against their daily routine.
- 1986
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
He Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life81986HD
A film collage tracing the story of the lives, loves, and deaths within the artistic community surrounding Jonas Mekas.
- 1955
Intermediate Landing in Paris
Intermediate Landing in Paris41955HD
Michèle, an employee at the airport, is in love with American pilot Eddie Miller who regularly flies the route from New York to Paris, but...
- 1947
Dreams That Money Can Buy
Dreams That Money Can Buy6.41947HD
An attempt to bring the work of surrealist artists to a wider public. The plot is that of an average Joe who can conjure up dreams that will improve...
- 1926
Film Study
Film Study5.81926HD
Entertaining Dadaist experimental short, similar to Man Ray's work, full of shifting geometric shapes, stock footage of seagulls, flying eyeballs,...
- 1923
Rhythm 23
Rhythm 235.41923HD
We watch white shapes dancing on black background, which changes when the white shape fills up the screen completely, and black lines and figures...
- 1957
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements5.91957HD
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter, Marcel Duchamp, and Jean Cocteau. Described by...
- 1929
Two Pence Magic
Two Pence Magic5.61929HD
Two Penny Magic (Zweigroschenzauber) starting off with a little magic trick. It then presents an array of images from swimmers, bicyclers, murderers,...
- 1929
Everything Turns, Everything Revolves
Everything Turns, Everything Revolves5.61929HD
A day at the carnival — sensational tent shows where miracles can be seen for the price of admission, boisterous noise of crowds and barkers,...
- 2011
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film6.72011HD
Experimental filmmaker Pip Chodorov traces the course of experimental film in America, taking the very personal point of view of someone who grew up...
- 1961
Dadascope
Dadascope7.41961HD
Free-associative images are juxtaposed with disorienting poetry in Richter's late work. The film is visual dynamite: Upside-down and reversed...
- 1929
The Storming of La Sarraz
The Storming of La Sarraz01929HD
A farcical war between the forces of Commercial Cinema and Independent Cinema.
- 1928
Race Symphony
Race Symphony5.91928HD
In Race Symphony (1928), Richter documents and celebrates a typical day at the German races, where a sophisticated people turn up in droves to gape,...
- 1974
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art5.81974HD
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art is a 1974 American documentary film directed by Herbert Kline. The film shows footage of great modern...
- 1933
Metall
Metall01933HD
Directed by Hans Richter.
- 1930
The New Apartment
The New Apartment6.51930HD
A commissioned film for Schweizerischer Werkbund (SWB), Die neue Wohnung was produced for the Basel architectural and interior design exhibition,...
- 1958
Passionate Pastime
Passionate Pastime01958HD
Hans Richter's documentary on the game of chess. Narrated by Vincent Price. Outlines the history of chess from ancient times to the present and...
- 1929
Every Day
Every Day6.81929HD
Experimental documentary focusing on a day in the life of city workers, featuring montage sequences and repetition to emphasise the monotony of...