Dreams That Money Can Buy
Dir: Hans Richter
1947
****
I couldn't believe it when I saw that Dreams That Money Can Buy was filmed in 1947. I can think of loads of films that this must have influenced, everything from Frenzy to James Bond (Intros, Man with the Golden Gun) and everything peculiar between. It's funny, this film makes more sense than you'd expect from Hans Richter, it's certainly not Dada. It starts off strong, slumps in the middle a little with its experimental style but then finishes brilliantly. My favourite section is by far the section dreamt up by Alexander Calder, an artist who I was already a big fan of. Anyone with an interest in film (and art) should put this on their priority list.