Often, avant-garde films focus on the lyrical, the abstract, formal beauty for its own sake—and therefore may avoid conventions of narrative. As such, you might call them cinematic or painterly "poems." Abstract film has also been called "absolute" film.
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List of avant-garde films - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is chronological list of avant-garde and experimental films split by decade. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between avant-garde/experimental and other genres (including, d...
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Experimental film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Experimental film or experimental cinema describes a range of filmmaking styles that are generally quite different from, and often opposed to, the practices of mainstream commercial and documentary...
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Articles on experimental and avant-garde films ... Oskar Fischinger's Visual Music — By 1935, the films of avant-garde animator Oskar Fischinger were being shown on cinema screens and at film festivals throughout the world as the last word in modernism.
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Critical and analytical writing on avant-garde films by Brakhage, Gehr, Breer, and Friedrich. ... Some of these pieces, though only a minority, are on avant-garde film. In addition to my reviews listed above, you can find occasional "Critic's Choices" on current films, and some capsule descriptions in the Reader's...
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Avant Garde and Experimental Films. ... Avant Garde and Experimental Films of the 1920s and '30s: Films from the Raymond Rohauer Collection. Vol 1. ... The varied films on this compilation represent the many distinct avant-garde styles of the period.".
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The following films are presented for educational and non-commercial use only. All copyrights belong to the artists. About UbuWeb Film & Video; UbuWeb is pleased to present dozens of avant-garde films & videos for your viewing pleasure.
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These films (some of which were meant to be screened as continuous loops) were shown as part of the events and happenings of the New York avant-garde. Made by the artists listed above, they celebrate the ephemeral humor of the Fluxus movement.
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Illustrated Catalogue of Avant-Garde films and videotapes by Al Razutis, containing award-winning classics including AMERIKA, VISUAL ESSAYS, and WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE? ... AVANT-GARDE FILMS AND VIDEOTAPES previously in DISTRIBUTION...
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