Thessaloniki Film Festival
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Ghosts Before Breakfast1928
The Dadaists were closely attuned to cinema's native surrealism. And so it is fitting that Hans Richter's GHOSTS BEFORE BREAKFAST should return to so many of the medium's first loves: trick shots, fisticuffs and slapstick are all thrown in the dada blender, unfettered from the obligations of narrative or common sense. The film was initially commissioned as a collaboration with composer Paul Hindemith but the Nazis (evidently threatened by such jubilant and unrepentant displays of disorder) destroyed the original score. - Max Goldberg
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I liked this more than expected. This seemingly 'throw everything at the wall til something sticks' approach belies an intuition for the possibilities of cinema and a natural knack for framing. I'm interested in seeing more dadaist stuff on the strength of this alone.
Rating 3.5
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