Ghosts Before Breakfast

Ghosts Before Breakfast
Directed by	Hans Richter
Written by	Werner Graeff Hans Richter
Produced by	Hans Richter
Starring	Werner Graeff
Cinematography	Reimar Kuntze
Release date	14 July 1928 (1928-07-14)
Running time	6 minutes
Country	Weimar Republic
Language	silent

Ghosts Before Breakfast (1928)

Ghosts Before Breakfast (German : Vormittagsspuk) is a 1928 German dadaist animated short film directed by Hans Richter. ^{[1] [2]} It utilizes stop motion for some of its effects and live action for others. The film does not present a coherent narrative, and includes a number of seemingly arbitrary images.

The original accompanying score composed by Paul Hindemith for a player piano is regarded as lost. ^[3] New audio tracks have been created by artists such as The Real Tuesday Weld. British composer Ian Gardiner, who has written many scores for cinema and television, created a score for the film in 2006 (premiered by the Liverpool group Ensemble 10/10, directed by Clark Rundell). The UK ensemble Counterpoise (violin, trumpet, saxophone, piano) premiered American composer Jean Hasse's score in 2008, touring the UK - it can be seen on YouTube.

Cast

In alphabetical order

• Werner Graeff
• Walter Gronostay
• Paul Hindemith
• Darius Milhaud
• Madeleine Milhaud
• Jean Oser
• Willi Pferdekamp
• Hans Richter

References

1. Matthew Tobey (2011). "New York Times: Ghosts Before Breakfast". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
2. Wilke, Tobias (2010). Medien der Unmittelbarkeit (in German). Munich: Wilhelm Fink. p. 62. ISBN   978-3-7705-4923-8.
3. Schubert, Giselher (2001). "Hindemith, Paul". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan Publishers. ISBN   978-1-56159-239-5.‎

External links

• Ghosts Before Breakfast at IMDb
• Ghosts Before Breakfast is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive