Ballet mécanique
by Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy0h191924France
Recommended byDamien Chazelle
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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.
- Credits- Production Compagny : Synchro-Ciné
- Distributor : Bruce Posner
- Original Music : Michael Nyman, George Antheil
- Photo Director : Dudley Murphy, Man Ray
- Director : Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy
- Scenario : Fernand Léger
 
- Technical details- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1924
- French release date : 24 septembre 1924
- Category : Short film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : Silent
 
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