It was an unique attempt by the avantgarde artists of the time to develop concepts against commercial, bourgeois cinema together. Participants included Sergei Eisenstein, Eduard Tissé, Ivor Mon- tagu, Béla Balász, Hans Richter, Walter Ruttmann, Luis Buñuel and Léon Moussinac. Hommage à La Sarraz is a tribute to independent filmmaking and the avant-garde spirit.
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From 3 to 7 September 1929, a congress of independent avant-garde-filmmakers took place at La Sarraz castle in Switzerland.
It was an unique attempt by the avantgarde artists of the time to develop concepts against commercial, bourgeois cinema together. Participants included Sergei Eisenstein, Eduard Tissé, Ivor Mon- tagu, Béla Balász, Hans Richter, Walter Ruttmann, Luis Buñuel and Léon Moussinac. Hommage à La Sarraz is a tribute to independent filmmaking and the avant-garde spirit.