Weekend

Overview

Wochende (Weekend) is a film initially commissioned by the Berlin Radio Hour. Prior to Weekend, Ruttmann had made numerous celebrated avant-garde films, namely Opus I-IV, and the spectacular Berlin: Symphony of a City (1927). The advent of sound films dawned, and, interested in how spectators perceive sound, he premiered a film without pictures. On June 13th, 1930, the audience took their seats, the lights went down, and the sound of the film was heard. But the screen was completely blank.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 26, 1930

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Germany

Director

Walter Ruttmann

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt3251726