Ghosts Before Breakfast
Directed byHans Richter
Written by
Produced byHans Richter
StarringWerner Graeff
CinematographyReimar Kuntze
Release date
  • 14 July 1928 (1928-07-14)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryWeimar Republic

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.

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

In alphabetical order

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Wilke, Tobias (2010). Medien der Unmittelbarkeit (in German). Munich: Wilhelm Fink. p. 62. ISBN 978-3-7705-4923-8.
  3. ^ 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.‎

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