Opus IV (1925)
- Directed by
- Walter Ruttmann
- Genre
- silent film, abstract animation film
- Country
- German Reich, Germany
- Runtime
- 4 min
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a short silent film made entirely of moving geometric shapes and lines. It uses visual rhythm and motion to create a kind of light show without a story or characters.
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What happens
Opus IV is a 1925 German absolute film directed by Walter Ruttmann. The film is approximately 3m 55s in length. It uses abstract animation. The film is the final installment in the “Lichtspiel” (German for “light show”). The Opus films are famous for using geometric shapes, basic lines, and abstraction to create optical images, then taking the optical art, along with rhythm and editing, to imply movement. Along with the Film Ist Rhythm series, the Lichtspiel film series is one of the earliest examples of absolute film. Those films contain a stronger resemblance to paintings than their other Absolute counterparts. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Lichtspiel: Opus I (1921)
Diagonal Symphony (1925)
Opus III (1924)
Spiritual Constructions (1927)
Rhythm 21 (1923)
Strich-Punkt-Ballett (1943)
Lightplay Opus II (1921)
Composition in Blue (1935)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.