Also Directed by Walter Ruttmann
Nazi propaganda film about the embryo of metal falling from the sky, extracted by the German industry for various purposes.
Walter Ruttmann directed this propagandistic Nazi documentary in 1933.
Wochende (Weekend), 1930, is an experimental movie, directed by Walter Ruttmann, produced in Germany. Walter Ruttmann made avant-garde films - the Opus series, from 1922 to 1925, and a major documentary Berlin, Symphony of a City in 1929, showing the city's activities from early morning to midnight. Interested in how spectators perceive sound, on 15 May 1930 he premiered a film without pictures, Wochenende (Weekend). The audience take their seats, the lights go out, the sound is heard and all that can be seen is a BLANK screen !
A short directed by Walther Ruttmann and features music by Robert Schumann.
A short film by Walther Ruttmann.
Adam and Eve are cast out of Eden. They discover that flowers can bring both joy and solace.
Short version of the Mannesmann film that premiered the previous year.
An impression of the state of the world in 1929, contrasting similarities and differences in religion, customs, art and entertainment from all over the world. The film is constructed like a symphony.
A train speeds through the country on its way to Berlin, then gradually slows down as it pulls into the station. It is very early in the morning, about 5:00 AM, and the great city is mostly quiet. But before long there are some signs of activity, and a few early risers are to be seen on the streets. Soon the new day is well underway. It's just a typical day in Berlin, but a day full of life and energy.
Documentary about the process of building tanks in Germany during the early days of World War II.
