- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 6, 1888
- Place of Birth
- Berlin, Germany
- Died
- February 1, 1976
Hans Richter
Richter's first contacts with modern art were in 1912 through the "Blaue Reiter" and in 1913 through the "Erster Deutscher Herbstsalon" gallery "Der Strum", in Berlin. In 1914 he was influenced by cubism. He contributed to the periodical Die Aktion in Berlin. His first exhibition was in Munich in 1916, and Die Aktion published as a special edition about him. In the same year he was wounded and discharged from the army and went to Zürich and joined the Dada movement. Richter believed that the artist's duty was to be actively political, opposing war and supporting the revolution. His first abstract works were made in 1917. In 1918, he befriended Viking Eggeling, and the two experimented together with film. Richter was co-founder, in 1919, of the Association of Revolutionary Artists at Zürich. In the same year he created his first Prélude (an orchestration of a theme developed in eleven dr…
Filmography
movieFree Radicals: A History of Experimental Film
2011 · Himself (archive footage)
movieHans Richter Early Works
2008 · Director
A Visit To Hans Richter
movieA Visit To Hans Richter
2003 · himself
movieHe Stands in a Desert Counting the Seconds of His Life
1986 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
1974 · Self
Index – Hans Richter
movieIndex – Hans Richter
1973
Ich lebe in der Gegenwart - Versuch über Hans Richter
movieIch lebe in der Gegenwart - Versuch über Hans Richter
1973
movieDada
1969
movieGermany Dada
1969 · Himself
movieDiaries, Notes, and Sketches
1968 · Self
movieFrom the Circus to the Moon
1963 · Director
movieDadascope
1962 · Director, Poem, Editor
moviePassionate Pastime
1958 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound Editor
movie8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
1957 · Writer, Director
Die Husaren kommen
movieDie Husaren kommen
1955 · Director
German Film Award
tvGerman Film Award
1951 · Self
movieDreams That Money Can Buy
1947 · Director, Story, Producer, Dialogue
The Stock Exchange as a Barometer of the Economic Situation
movieThe Stock Exchange as a Barometer of the Economic Situation
1939 · Director
movieThe Birth of Color
1938 · Director
From Thunderbolt to Television Screen
movieFrom Thunderbolt to Television Screen
1936 · Director, Writer
The Champion of Pontresina
movieThe Champion of Pontresina
1934 · Novel, Writer
Mädels von heute
movieMädels von heute
1933 · Novel
Metall
movieMetall
1933 · Director, Writer
Hallo Everybody
movieHallo Everybody
1933 · Writer, Director
movieThe New Apartment (Richter Studio Version)
1932 · Director
Europa Radio
movieEuropa Radio
1931 · Director
movieThe New Apartment
1930 · Director, Writer
Neues Leben
movieNeues Leben
1930 · Director, Screenplay
movieTwo Pence Magic
1929 · Director, Writer
movieEverything Turns, Everything Revolves
1929 · Director, Writer, Editor
movieEvery Day
1929 · Sound, Director, Writer
movieRace Symphony
1928 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
movieGhosts Before Breakfast
1928 · , Director, Producer, Editor, Writer
Inflation
movieInflation
1928 · Director, Editor, Writer, Producer, Art Direction
movieFilm Study
1926 · Director, Writer
Rhythm 23
movieRhythm 23
1923 · Director
movieRhythm 21
1921 · Director