Favorite avant-garde
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1. Leviathan (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary
A documentary shot in the North Atlantic and focused on the commercial fishing industry.
Directors: Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Verena Paravel | Stars: Brian Jannelle, Adrian Guillette, Arthur Smith, Asterias Vulgaris
Votes: 3,795 | Gross: $1.09M
2. Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary
A man travels around a city with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling invention.
Director: Dziga Vertov | Stars: Mikhail Kaufman, Elizaveta Svilova
Votes: 28,007
3. Passage à l'acte (1993)
12 min | Short, Comedy
An avant-garde sonic and visual reediting of a short clip from the classic 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Director: Martin Arnold | Stars: Phillip Alford, Mary Badham, Gregory Peck
Votes: 365
4. 31/75: Asyl (1975)
8 min | Short
A meadow, a lake, the silhouette of a hill, trees. 21 days of the same view in Saarland. 21 days with five different cut-outs in a mask before the camera, which finally reveals a complete ... See full summary »
Director: Kurt Kren
Votes: 379
5. Unsere Afrikareise (1966)
13 min | Short
A trip to Africa is edited into a brief documentary without continuity between sound and image or story and time.
Director: Peter Kubelka
Votes: 771
6. By Night with Torch and Spear (1942)
8 min | Short
Montage of archive footage from industrial, nature and ethnographic documentaries -- a steelworks, caterpillars, Native American dances, camel trains -- made strange by juxtaposition and upside-down, backwards and negative printing.
Director: Joseph Cornell
Votes: 359
7. All My Life (1966)
G | 3 min | Short, Music
A 3 minute pan to the left.
Director: Bruce Baillie | Star: Ella Fitzgerald
Votes: 748
8. Jeux des reflets et de la vitesse (1925)
8 min | Short
A black and white short film which documents a trip through Paris by train.
Director: Henri Chomette
Votes: 246
9. Entr'acte (1924)
22 min | Short
An absolute dada movie. Somebody gets killed, his coffin gets out of control and after a chase it stops. The person gets out of it and let everybody who followed the coffin dissapear.
Director: René Clair | Stars: Jean Börlin, Inge Frïss, Francis Picabia, Marcel Duchamp
Votes: 4,198
10. La glace à trois faces (1927)
45 min | Drama, Romance
Psychological narrative avantgarde film about a wealthy young businessman who consecutively falls in love with a classy English woman (Pearl), a Russian sculptress (Athalia), and a naive ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Epstein | Stars: Jeanne Helbling, Suzy Pierson, Olga Day, Raymond Guérin-Catelain
Votes: 966
11. Scotch Hop (1959)
6 min | Documentary, Short
A short film which documents a Scottish dance festival.
Director: Christopher Maclaine
Votes: 170
12. Limit (1931)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Three people (Raul Schnoor, Olga Breno and Tatiana Rey) sail aimlessly while remembering their past.
Director: Mario Peixoto | Stars: Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor, Brutus Pedreira
Votes: 2,879
13. Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928)
6 min | Short
Hans Richter, noted for his abstract shorts, has everyday objects rebelling against their daily routine.
Director: Hans Richter | Stars: Werner Graeff, Walter Gronostay, Paul Hindemith, Darius Milhaud
Votes: 1,977
14. Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy (1998)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland perform a hellish courtship in a nightmare of the American dream, created by manipulating old film.
Director: Martin Arnold | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Grace Hayes, Charles Winninger
Votes: 540
15. Return to Reason (1923)
3 min | Short
Experimental film, white specks and shapes gyrating over a black background, a light-striped torso, a gyrating eggcrate. One of the first Dadaist films.
Director: Man Ray | Star: Kiki of Montparnasse
Votes: 2,203
16. Ménilmontant (1926)
38 min | Short, Drama
A couple is brutally murdered in the working-class district of Paris. Later on, the narrative follows the lives of their two daughters, both in love with a Parisian thug and leading them to separate ways.
Director: Dimitri Kirsanoff | Stars: Nadia Sibirskaïa, Yolande Beaulieu, Guy Belmont, Jean Pasquier
Votes: 2,733
17. Je vous salue, Sarajevo (1993 Video)
2 min | Short
Godard looks into the Bosnia conflict in the early 1990's.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Star: Jean-Luc Godard
Votes: 1,033
18. Un chien andalou (1929)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Pierre Batcheff, Simone Mareuil, Luis Buñuel, Pancho Cossío
Votes: 53,821
19. The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra (1928)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama, Horror
A wannabe movie star experiences the surreal horrors of dehumanization at the bottom of Hollywood's social ladder as his hopes for success vanish and his identity is reduced to a number.
Directors: Robert Florey, Slavko Vorkapich | Stars: Jules Raucourt, Voya George, Robert Florey, Adriane Marsh
Votes: 1,426
20. Rain (1929)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Regen is an experimental documentary film directed by Joris Ivens in 1929. It can be defined as a cinematic-poem. In 2021 Breve Storia Del Cinema restored the film with a new score composed by Nikolas Labrinakos.
Directors: Mannus Franken, Joris Ivens
Votes: 1,914
21. À Propos de Nice (1930)
Not Rated | 24 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.
Directors: Boris Kaufman, Jean Vigo
Votes: 4,634
22. Castro Street (1966)
Not Rated | 10 min | Documentary, Short
A visual documentary inspired by Erik Satie, showcasing the sights and sounds of the industrialized Castro Street in Richmond, California.
Director: Bruce Baillie
Votes: 600
23. Comingled Containers (1997)
5 min | Short
An experimental short film by Stan Brakhage focusing on flashing light and photographic images.
Director: Stan Brakhage
Votes: 864
24. A Man and His Dog Out for Air (1960)
3 min | Animation, Short
Abstract figures rapidly shape-shift until finally settling into the form of a man and his dog, but only for a moment.
Director: Robert Breer
Votes: 353
25. Allures (1961)
8 min | Short
An experimental short film by Jordan Belson which combines various colors and shapes.
Director: Jordan Belson
Votes: 506
26. Report (1967)
13 min | Short
A compilation of selected bits of archival footage put to a narration of news reports describing the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Director: Bruce Conner
Votes: 1,513
27. The Heart of the World (2000)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Action, Fantasy
A scientist chooses a wealthy man over her two lovers but must heal the earth's core to save humanity.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Leslie Bais, Caelum Vatnsdal, Shaun Balbar, Greg Klymkiw
Votes: 3,605
28. A Journey That Wasn't (2006)
23 min | Short, Music
Based upon Pierre Huyghe's search for albino penguins in the Antarctic as well as a musical about his adventures, which was held in 2005 in New York's Central Park.
Director: Pierre Huyghe
Votes: 73
29. Fake Fruit Factory (1986)
22 min | Documentary, Short
The economic and sexual politics of a Central America factory where artificial fruit is manufactured.
Director: Chick Strand
Votes: 217
30. Surface Tension (1968)
10 min | Short
An experimental film by Hollis Frampton documenting a man talking while a telephone rings, a tour of New York, and a goldfish.
Director: Hollis Frampton | Star: Kasper König
Votes: 443
31. Trade Tattoo (1937)
5 min | Short, Animation, Drama
Abstract animation drawn directly on Technicolor film, some with underlying real life footage of unrelated subjects. Various colorful shapes and patterns move and interact, set to upbeat music.
Director: Len Lye
Votes: 561
32. Black TV (1968)
10 min | Short
A short experimental film in which the viewer sees the violence of the world through a TV.
Director: Aldo Tambellini
Votes: 175
33. Begone Dull Care (1950)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short, Music
Abstract images drawn directly onto the film are accompanied by three pieces of jazz performed by the Oscar Peterson trio.
Directors: Evelyn Lambart, Norman McLaren
Votes: 1,731
35. Cinq minutes de cinéma pur (1926)
5 min | Short
An experimental avant-garde film from director Henri Chomette in which the pure elements of form are emphasized.
Director: Henri Chomette
Votes: 298
36. Lichtspiel Opus 1. (1921)
13 min | Animation, Short, Music
Against a dark background, several bright, curved or rounded shapes pulse towards the center of the screen, one at a time. They are followed by many other shapes, some irregular, some ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Ruttmann
Votes: 968
37. Analogies: Studies in the Movement of Time (1977)
14 min | Short
Shots from a camera prowling the geometric corridors of a modern building, occasionally interrupted by people walking and running, and an unexpected sequence of a dancer, are multiplied on an optical printer with kaleidoscopic effect.,
Director: Peter Rose
Votes: 41
38. Necrology (1971)
12 min | Short
People ascending into darkness.
Director: Standish Lawder | Stars: Louise P. Adams, Jack Alpern, Prescott Anderson, Daniel Babbage
Votes: 487
39. Untitled (1997)
1 min | Short
A trailer for the Vienna International Film Festival, made by Martin Arnold.
Director: Martin Arnold
Votes: 43
40. 37/78: Tree Again (1978)
3 min | Documentary, Short
At the center are takes which do not change - a tree in a field in Vermont, U.S.A. Since the film was shot over a period of fifty days, the single frame shots create a storm of pictures.
Director: Kurt Kren
Votes: 224
41. Psychomontage (1963)
11 min | Short
A short film by Eberhardt and Phyllis Kronhausen which documents their exploration of human sexuality.
Directors: Eberhard Kronhausen, Phyllis Kronhausen
Votes: 125
42. The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Allan visits the sinister Usher family mansion, where his friend Roderick is painting a portrait of his sickly wife Madeline. The portrait seems to be draining the life out of Madeline, slowly leading to her death.
Director: Jean Epstein | Stars: Jean Debucourt, Marguerite Gance, Charles Lamy, Fournez-Goffard
Votes: 4,504
43. Elephant (1989 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 39 min | Crime, Drama
A depiction of a series of violent killings in Northern Ireland with no clue as to exactly who is responsible.
Director: Alan Clarke | Stars: Gary Walker, Bill Hamilton, Michael Foyle, Danny Small
Votes: 2,932
45. Pas de deux (1968)
G | 13 min | Animation, Short, Musical
Two ballet dancers perform a dance enhanced with surreal multi and after-image effect visuals.
Director: Norman McLaren | Stars: Margaret Mercier, Vincent Warren
Votes: 1,766
46. Rainbow Dance (1936)
4 min | Short, Musical, Animation
The film was made by colorful printing of footage combined with drawing directly on film. The bouncy music drives home the message heard at the end of the film, promoting the GPO (General ... See full summary »
Director: Len Lye | Star: Rupert Doone
Votes: 774
47. Devo: Mongoloid (1978 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
A documentary film exploring the manner in which a determined young man overcame a basic mental defect and became a useful member of society. Insightful editing techniques reveal the dreams... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Conner | Stars: Devo, Gerald Casale, Robert Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale
Votes: 529
48. Time Piece (1965)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A surreal stream of consciousness montage about time and related bizarreness.
Director: Jim Henson | Stars: Jim Henson, Enid Cafritz, Dennis Paget, Jim Hutchison
Votes: 946
50. Arnulf Rainer (1960)
7 min | Short
An experimental short from Peter Kubelka in which the film flickers between periods of light and sound.
Director: Peter Kubelka
Votes: 949
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