Hans Richter

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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1. When was Hans Richter born?1888
2. When did Hans Richter die?1979
3. Where was Hans Richter born?Berlin, Germany
4. What is the major theoretical work?'The Nature of Film' (1921), 'Film: The Avant-Garde, 1928'
5. What is the key films?'Rhythmus 21', 'Rhythmus 23', 'Filmstudie', 'Vormittagsspuk' (Ghosts Before Breakfast)

Avant-garde: Innovative or experimental ideas, especially in the arts, that are ahead of their time and challenge conventions.
Dadaism: An early 20th-century art movement characterized by its rejection of logic, reason, and aestheticism, often producing anti-art works.
Surrealism: A 20th-century art and literary movement that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, as by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
Experimental Film: A mode of filmmaking that explores the artistic potential of cinema beyond conventional narrative and documentary structures.