Critical Writing Index

The Films of Moholy-Nagy

by Jan-Christopher Horak

Afterimage, Summer 1985, v. 13, no. 1, pp. 20-24

This article examines in detail Moholy-Nagy's film production from his first, shot in 1929 while on vacation in southern France, to his last film in Germany "Gypsies." The essay analyzes his camera technique, formal and socio-political concerns. It also looks at Moholy-Nagy's writings on film theory, scripts and film reviews.

ITEM 1985.066 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Gypsies (Grosstadt Zigeuner)Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

Dynamic of the Metropolis

Chicken (Once a Chicken, Always a Chicken)

Impressions of the Old Port of Marseilles(Impressionen vom Alten Marseiller)

The Old Port of Marseilles, A Light Play in Black-White-Gray (Marseilles Vieux Port, Ein Lichtspiel Schwarz-Weiss-Grau)

Berlin Still-Life (Berliner Still-Leben)

Grosstadt Zigeuner

Sibyl Moholy-Nagy