Diagonal Symphony
A tilted figure, consisting largely of right angles at the beginning, grows by accretion, with the addition of short straight lines and curves which sprout from the existing design. The figure vanishes and the process begins again with a new pattern, each cycle lasting one or two seconds. The complete figures are drawn in a vaguely Art Deco style and could be said to resemble any number of things, an ear, a harp, panpipes, a grand piano with trombones, and so on, only highly stylized. The tone is playful and hypnotic.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Symphonie diagonale |
| Year | 1924 |
| Country | Germany |
| Genre | Animation |
| Director | Viking Eggeling |
| Runtime | 7 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.6/10 (62 votes) |
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The film constructs a pure visual poem, relying on the rhythmic alternation of abstract forms and their metamorphosis. It explores the very nature of cinematic motion, reducing it to the elementary growth and disappearance of lines.
What lingers after the final frame is a sense of having witnessed the fundamental pulse of creation and dissolution, a dance of geometry for its own sake. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Viking Eggeling
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In total darkness, on a large screen, surrendering to its hypnotic pulse.
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