List of avant-garde films of the 1950s

This is a . list of avant-garde and experimental films released in the 1950s. Unless noted, all films had sound and were in black and white.

Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
1950
Rabbit's MoonKenneth AngerAndré Soubeyron, Claude RevenantFranceColor[1]
Tłum (The Crowd)Walerian Borowczyk Poland[2]
The Adventures of JimmyJames BroughtonJames BroughtonUnited StatesMusic by Weldon Kees.[3]
SwainGregory Markopoulos, Robert C. Freeman, Jr.Gregory Markopoulos, Mary Zelles United StatesBased on Hawthorne, only a drastically shortened version exists; 24 minutes of 50[4]
1951
Ensemble for SomnambulistsMaya Deren Canada[5]
Venom and EternityIsidore IsouIsidore IsouFranceLetterist film[6]
Divertissement RococoHy Hirsh United StatesAbstract animation[7]
1952
Approaches and LeavetakingsWeldon Kees, Jurgen Ruesch United States[8]
Come CloserHy Hirsh United StatesColor, abstract animation in 3-D[9]
Form Phases IRobert Breer United StatesColor, silent abstract animation.[10]
Hand-Mouth CoordinationWeldon Kees, Gregory Bateson United States[11]
Hotel ApexWeldon Kees United StatesStudy of the demolition of an old hotel[12]
InterimStan Brakhage United StatesBrakhage's first film, scored by James Tenney[13]
1953
Eaux d'ArtificeKenneth AngerCarmilla Salvatorelli ItalyColor, added to the National Film Registry in 1993[14]
The Boy and the SeaStan Brakhage United StatesSilent, listed by Camper as "not available"[15]
The EndChristopher Maclaine United StatesEarly beat generation film [16]
EneriHy Hirsh United StatesAbstract animation[17]
Form Phases IIRobert Breer United StatesColor, silent abstract animation.[18]
Form Phases IIIRobert Breer United StatesColor, silent abstract animation.[19]
Unglassed Windows Cast a Terrible ReflectionStan Brakhage United StatesSilent, listed by Camper as "not available"[20]
1954
DesistfilmStan Brakhage United States[21]
The Extraordinary ChildStan Brakhage United StatesListed by Camper as "not available"[22]
Form Phases IVRobert Breer United StatesColor, silent abstract animation.[23]
In BetweenStan Brakhage United StatesColor, music by John Cage[24]
Inauguration of the Pleasure DomeKenneth AngerSamson de Brier, Anaïs NinUnited StatesColor, edited into at least three distinct versions[25]
Un MiracleRobert Breer, Pontus Hultén United StatesColor, collage animation.[26]
The Way to Shadow GardenStan Brakhage United States[27]
1955
Mosaik im Vertrauen (Mosaic in Confidence)Peter Kubelka AustriaWritten by Ferry Radax[28]
Haitian Film FootageMaya Deren HaitiBegun in 1947; later posthumously edited into The Divine Horsemen[29]
Atelier de Fernand LégerWalerian Borowczyk PolandFilmed at Fernand Léger's studio in Paris[30]
Jesień (Autumn)Walerian Borowczyk PolandAnimation[31]
Żywe fotografie (Photographies Vivantes)Walerian Borowczyk PolandAnimation[32]
AviaryJoseph Cornell United StatesSilent[33]
The BridgeWilliam HeickWeldon Kees United StatesPoetic study, based on Hart Crane[34]
Dementia, aka Daughter of HorrorJohn ParkerAdrienne Barrett, Bruno VeSota United StatesEssentially silent psychological horror film, music by George Antheil[35]
Joanne, Union SquareJoseph Cornell United StatesSilent[36]
Joanne, XmasJoseph Cornell United StatesSilent[37]
ReflectionsMadeline Tourtelot United StatesColor, two distinct versions[38]
Reflections on BlackStan Brakhage United States[39]
The Very Eye of NightMaya Deren United StatesDance film, choreographed by Antony Tudor[40]
The Wonder RingStan Brakhage United StatesColor, silent[41]
1956
TogetherLorenza Mazzetti, Denis HorneEduardo Paolozzi, Michael Andrews United KingdomExperimental semi-documentary [42]
Centuries of JuneStan Brakhage, Joseph Cornell United StatesColor, silent[43]
Flesh of MorningStan Brakhage United StatesRevised in 1986[44]
NightcatsStan Brakhage United StatesColor, silent[45]
RecreationRobert BreerNoël Burch United StatesColor, semi-abstract animation with narration.[46]
Zone MomentStan Brakhage United StatesColor, silent[47]
1957
AdebarPeter Kubelka AustriaEarly structural — or in Kubelka's terms, "metric" — film[48]
A to ZMichael Snow Canada"Blue and white" color, silent[49] [50] [51]
GyromorphosisHy Hirsh FranceAbstract animation[52]
Był sobie raz (Once Upon a Time)Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk PolandCut-out animation[53]
Dni Oświaty (Education Days)Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk PolandAnimation[54]
Nagrodzone uczucia (Requited Sentiments)Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk PolandAnimation[55]
Strep-tease (Striptease)Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk PolandAnimation[56]
AngelJoseph Cornell United StatesColor[57]
Boy's GamesJoseph Cornell United StatesSilent[58]
CappuccinoJoseph Cornell United States[59]
ChildrenJoseph Cornell United StatesSilent[60]
Cloche a Travers les Feuilles/Claude DebussyJoseph Cornell United StatesRevised version of Nymphlight[61]
Daybreak and WhiteyeStan Brakhage United States[62]
A Fable for FountainsJoseph Cornell, Rudolph Buckhardt United StatesBegun in 1955; revised as "A Legend for Fountains" in 1965[63]
Glimpse of the GardenMarie Menken United StatesSelected for addition to the National Film Registry in 2007[64]
Jamestown BaloosRobert Breer United StatesColor, semi-abstract combination of animation and live action.[65]
LovingStan BrakhageCarolee Schneemann, James TenneyUnited StatesColor, silent[66]
A Man and His Dog Out for AirRobert Breer United StatesAbstract animation, shown with Last Year at Marienbad in its first New York run.[67]
The Man Who Invented GoldChristopher Maclaine United StatesPartly filmed by Jordan Belson[68]
NymphlightJoseph Cornell United StatesColor[69]
1958
SchwechaterPeter Kubelka Austria"Metric" beer commercial[70]
Défense d'afficherHy Hirsh FranceAbstract animation[71]
Double JamHy Hirsh FranceAbstract animation[72]
Une histoire d'eauJean-Luc Godard, François TruffautCaroline Dim, Jean-Claude Brialy FranceSemi-improvised, proto-Nouvelle vague short[73]
SpatiodynamismeTinto Brass, Nicolas Schöffer FranceColor, silent. A visual document of Schöffer's CYSP-1, the first cybernetic sculpture. [74]
Dom (House)Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk PolandAnimation; Winner of 1958 Belgium International Experimental Film Competition[75]
Szkoła (School)Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk PolandAnimated photographs[76]
Sztandar młodych (Banner of Youth)Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk PolandAnimation[77]
Anticipation of the NightStan Brakhage United States[78]
BeatChristopher Maclaine United States[79]
A MovieBruce Conner United StatesIconic collage film.[80]
1959
Chasse des TouchesHy Hirsh FranceAbstract animation[81]
Les astronautesWalerian Borowczyk, Chris Marker FranceAnimated[82]
Monsieur TeteJan Lenica FranceAnimation[83]
Cat's CradleStan Brakhage United StatesColor, silent[84]
EyewashRobert Breer United StatesColor, silent mixture of abstract animation and live action; exists in two versions.[85]
Pull My DaisyRobert Frank, Alfred LeslieAllen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso United StatesBeat Generation film, written by Jack Kerouac[86]
Scotch HopChristopher Maclaine United States[87]
Season of StrangersMaya Deren United StatesUnfinished; made as part of Haiku Film Project at Woodstock[88]
Sirius RememberedStan Brakhage United StatesColor, silent[89]
Wedlock House: An IntercourseStan Brakhage United StatesSilent[90]
Window Water Baby MovingStan Brakhage United StatesColor, silent[91]

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