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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

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