László Moholy-Nagy Movies

  • 1930
    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray

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    This short film made by László Moholy-Nagy is based on the shadow patterns created by his Light-Space Modulator, an early kinetic...

    A Light-Play in Black-White-Gray
  • 1936
    The New Architecture and the London Zoo

    The New Architecture and the London Zoo

    The New Architecture and the London Zoo

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    The film examines the redesign of various exhibits at the London Zoo. The film was produced for the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the...

    The New Architecture and the London Zoo
  • 1933
    ABC in Sound

    ABC in Sound

    ABC in Sound

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    In this light-hearted experiment, Professor Moholy-Nagy demonstrates differences in sound produced by arbitrary manipulation of the soundtrack. The...

    ABC in Sound
  • 2019
    The New Bauhaus

    The New Bauhaus

    The New Bauhaus

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    When radical Hungarian artist László Moholy-Nagy moved to Chicago in 1937, he spearheaded “The New Bauhaus,” a movement...

    The New Bauhaus
  • 1929
    Impressions of the Old Marseille Harbor

    Impressions of the Old Marseille Harbor

    Impressions of the Old Marseille Harbor

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    "Impressionen vom alten marseiller Hafen," captures the steady hum of commerce of one of europe's biggest and most populous port cities.

    Impressions of the Old Marseille Harbor
  • 1933
    The Coming of the Dial

    The Coming of the Dial

    The Coming of the Dial

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    A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

    The Coming of the Dial
  • 1943
    Student exhibition #1 - unedited fragments

    Student exhibition #1 - unedited fragments

    Student exhibition #1 - unedited fragments

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    Between 1940 and 1944, László Moholy-Nagy shot a number of short movies that documented the activities and projects of the design...

    Student exhibition #1 - unedited fragments
  • 1926
    Berlin Still-Life

    Berlin Still-Life

    Berlin Still-Life

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    A city symphony of Berlin.

    Berlin Still-Life
  • 1932
    Metropolitan Gypsies

    Metropolitan Gypsies

    Metropolitan Gypsies

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    This film documents the daily lives of Roma in their winter quarters on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany. The film presents insights into the...

    Metropolitan Gypsies
  • 1933
    Architects' Congress

    Architects' Congress

    Architects' Congress

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    Architects' Congress is Lázló Moholy-Nagy's cinematic journal which recorded the 4th meeting of the CIAM (International Congress of...

    Architects' Congress
  • 1970
    Der Feinschmecker

    Der Feinschmecker

    Der Feinschmecker

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    Publicity film for Jena Glass.

    Der Feinschmecker
  • 1943
    Interview with students (no sound) and display of student work - unedited fragments

    Interview with students (no sound) and display of student work - unedited fragments

    Interview with students (no sound) and display of student work - unedited fragments

    01943HD

    The film skims along close-up head shots of seven day and evening students. It then shows a disassembled bent plywood armchair. Various student...

    Interview with students (no sound) and display of student work - unedited fragments
  • 1945
    Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

    Do Not Disturb

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    Do Not Disturb, produced by Institute of Design head Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and his students in 1945, is the perfect encapsulation of this brio....

    Do Not Disturb
  • 1944
    Design Workshops

    Design Workshops

    Design Workshops

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    Laszlo Moholy-Nagy originally shot "Design Workshops" as a silent film to which he lectured when he presented the program of the Institute of Design....

    Design Workshops
  • 1935
    Lobsters

    Lobsters

    Lobsters

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    Lobsters, 1935: A documentary film about lobster fishermen in Sussex, England. It brings to life the struggle above and below the surface of the...

    Lobsters