BALLET MÉCANIQUE
by Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy
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.
original title: | Ballet mécanique |
country: | France |
year: | 1924 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy |
film run: | 19' |
release date: | AT 24/09/1924 |
screenplay: | Fernand Léger |
cast: | Alice "Kiki de Montparnasse" Prin, Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy |
cinematography by: | Dudley Murphy, Man Ray |