Aimless Walk (1930)
- Original title
- Bezúčelná procházka
- Directed by
- Alexandr Hackenschmied
- Genre
- documentary film, short film, city symphony film
- Country
- Czechoslovakia
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 16 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short Czechoslovak film follows a man on a walk through a city. It shows everyday sights and movements in a stylized and avant-garde way.
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What happens
Aimless Walk (Bezúčelná procházka) is an unconventional and complex 8-minute film directed by the Czech filmmaker Alexandr Hackenschmied, also known as Alexander Hammid. Released in 1930, the film falls within the experimental documentary genre and is a notable example of European cinema's avant-garde tradition. It has been mentioned alongside city symphony films such as Man with a Movie Camera and Manhatta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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