Non-narrative film
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Non-narrative film, or abstract film, is an aesthetic of cinematic film that does not narrate, or relate "an event, whether real or imaginary". It is usually a form of art film or experimental film, n
Viking Eggeling. Drei momente des Horizontal-Vertikalorchesters. c 1921. From De Stijl, vol. 4, nr, 7 (July 1921): facing p. 112.
Four frames from "Diagonal-Symphonie"
Dziga Vertov, Man with a Movie Camera, Opening shot, 1929
Photographer and filmmaker Man Ray (pictured here in 1934) was part of the Dadaist "cinema pur" film movement, which influenced the development of art film.
Baraka (film)
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Baraka is a 1992 American non-narrative documentary film directed by Ron Fricke. It was photographed in the 65 mm Todd-AO format, and is the first film ever to be restored and scanned at 8K resolution
Non-narrative film
…existence. Following in Reggio's footsteps, his cinematographer Ron Fricke achieved notable milestones within this approach, including Chronos, Baraka, and Samsara. George Lucas is an American experimental filmmaker who used to create collage films during his early years in college before Star Wars…
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