Ghosts Before Breakfast (German: Vormittagsspuk) is a 1928 German dadaist animated short film directed by Hans Richter.[1][2] It utilizes stop motion for some of its effects and live action for others. The film does not present a coherent narrative, and includes a number of seemingly arbitrary images.
| Ghosts Before Breakfast | |
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| Directed by | Hans Richter |
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| Produced by | Hans Richter |
| Starring | Werner Graeff |
| Cinematography | Reimar Kuntze |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | Weimar Republic |
The original accompanying score composed by Paul Hindemith for a player piano is regarded as lost.[3] New audio tracks have been created by artists such as The Real Tuesday Weld. British composer Ian Gardiner, who has written many scores for cinema and television, created a score for the film in 2006 (premiered by the Liverpool group Ensemble 10/10, directed by Clark Rundell). The UK ensemble Counterpoise (violin, trumpet, saxophone, piano) premiered American composer Jean Hasse's score in 2008, touring the UK - it can be seen on YouTube.
Cast
editIn alphabetical order
References
edit- ^ Matthew Tobey (2011). "New York Times: Ghosts Before Breakfast". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ Wilke, Tobias (2010). Medien der Unmittelbarkeit (in German). Munich: Wilhelm Fink. p. 62. ISBN 978-3-7705-4923-8.
- ^ Schubert, Giselher (2001). "Hindemith, Paul". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56159-239-5.
External links
edit- Ghosts Before Breakfast at IMDb
- Ghosts Before Breakfast is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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