Kurzfilmprogramm: Kopfüber, Augen auf

Vienna lido // Austria-Hungary, 1911, 35mm, b/w, 1 min

In the men's bath, beach entertainment, family idyll // Austria-Hungary, 1911, 35mm, b/w, 3 min

Les Équilibristes Godayou // FR, 1911, 35mm, stencil colored, 8 min

Danses cosmopolites // FR, 1902, 35mm, hand-colored, 1 min

Strandleben in Baden bei Wien / Life on the Beach at Baden near Vienna // AT, 1926, 35mm, b/w, 10 min

Wonders of the Sea [Fragment] // John Ernest Williamson, US 1922; director of photography: Jay Rescher; actors: Jack Gardner, John Ernest Williamson, Lulu McGrath. DCP (from 35mm), viragized, ca. 20 min. French subtitles with English subtitles

... and other films

Curtains up for a joyful revue of bodies in motion. Immerse yourself with us in a spectacle of diversity in the form of early silent films. Bathing beauties, strongmen and jocks seduce, bully and sweep us off our feet. Head over heels, eyes open! They disappear and transform. They jump, dance, climb, dive and splash around. They are clumsy and knock us over. But then they are graceful again and keep us in balance. They conjure up butterflies and show us what real colors are. And they also tell us when enough is enough. Over and out, thank you for your attention. (Janneke van Dalen/Florian Haag)

Photo: Austrian Film Museum