Symphonie diagonale
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Symphonie diagonale is a 1924 German
film directed by Viking Eggeling
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The title has also been misspelled Symphonie diaganale in the USA.
Eggeling began work on Symphonie diagonale in the summer of 1923. Paper cut-outs and tin foil figures were photographed a frame at a time. Completed in 1924, the film was first shown privately on November 5. On May 3, 1925 it was presented to the public in Germany. Sixteen days later Eggeling died in Berlin.
style and could be said to resemble any number of things, an ear, a harp, panpipes, a grand piano with trombones, and so on, only highly stylized. The tone is playful and hypnotic.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
film directed by Viking Eggeling
Viking Eggeling
Viking Eggeling was a Swedish artist and filmmaker. His work is of significance in the area of experimental film, and has been described as absolute film and Visual Music....
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The title has also been misspelled Symphonie diaganale in the USA.
Eggeling began work on Symphonie diagonale in the summer of 1923. Paper cut-outs and tin foil figures were photographed a frame at a time. Completed in 1924, the film was first shown privately on November 5. On May 3, 1925 it was presented to the public in Germany. Sixteen days later Eggeling died in Berlin.
Plot summary
A tilted figure, consisting largely of right angles at the beginning, grows by accretion, with the addition of short straight lines and curves which sprout from the existing design. The figure vanishes and the process begins again with a new pattern, each cycle lasting one or two seconds. The complete figures are drawn in a vaguely Art DecoArt Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
style and could be said to resemble any number of things, an ear, a harp, panpipes, a grand piano with trombones, and so on, only highly stylized. The tone is playful and hypnotic.