1924
7.0 (137 votes)
0h 22m
Genres
Comedy
Fantasy
Production Companies
Les Ballets Suedois
Entr'acte
Overview
Stop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most 'dada' film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, a hearse pulled by a camel (and chased by its pallbearers) and a dizzying roller coaster finale. A film of contradictions and agreements.
Key Crew
Director: René Clair
Screenplay: Francis Picabia
Producer: René Clair, Rolf de Maré
Director of Photography: Jimmy Berliet
Top Cast
Jean Börlin
Hunter / Magician
Inge Frïss
Bearded ballet dancer
Marcel Duchamp
Chess player, black set
Man Ray
Chess player, white set
Francis Picabia
A man loading the cannon
Darius Milhaud
Marcel Achard
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Georges Auric
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
