Night on Bald Mountain = Nuit sur le Mont Chauve

A significant early animation from the silent/sound transition period, this fantasy is based on Mussorgsky’s tone (symphonic) poem, evoking a world of demons, witches and goblins. The first film by the Parisian lithographer, Alexander Alexeieff (made with the assistance of his wife Claire Parker) using his famous pinboard invention which allowed production of a great range of tonal qualities.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, description, catalog record