Weekend is a 11-minute long sound montage describing an escape to the countryside; from the moment the train leaves the city until the whispering lovers are separated by the crowd of passengers. Speech fragments and silence are woven into a poem. This radio montage, being one of the first of its kind, naturally made a huge impact on radio. Ruttmann incorporated principles of the avante-garde film, using the possibilities of sound film perfection in the cutting and mixing process.
Weekend is from the CD: Cinema pour l'oreil

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WHAT THE WILD WIRE SAID
is a series that will unveil sound-works from the 1900 to year 2000. Comming up next is Kurt Schwitters