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Ballet mécanique

France

1924

19 Min
Black and White
1.33:1
Silent
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DIR Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy

SCR Fernand Léger

DP Dudley Murphy, Man Ray

CAST Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy, Katherine Murphy

MUSIC George Antheil, Michael Nyman

Synopsis

A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. A young women swings in a garden; a woman’s face smiles. The rest is spinning cylinders, pistons, gears and turbines, kitchen objects in concentric circles or rows – pots, pan lids, and funnels, cars passing overhead, a spinning carnival ride. Over and over, a heavy-set woman climbs stairs carrying a large bag on her shoulder. An Art Deco cartoon figure appears, dancing. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden. –IMDb

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Mr. Arkadin

3Apr12

Sections of this are reminiscent of the "kinetic art" screen tests (especially those including Romy Schneider) that can be seen in the documentary on Henri-Georges Clouzot's unfinished film *Inferno*.

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DirtyBee

13Mar12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SgsqmQJAq0

Mr. Arkadin and chanandre like this

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MrDickPump

6Mar12

Excelente presentación, los detalles son maravillosos y es totalmente atemporal, dejando entre ver la magnífica selección de ideas que surgían en los años 20, sin lugar a duda, uno de los más finos ejemplos en cuanto a las ideas y naturalmente las excelentes ejecuciones son eternas.

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Michael Dallape

27Dec11

The music makes it. And it is good.

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