
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.
Release Date: 12/4/1924
Runtime: 22 minutes
Languages: No Language
Director: René Clair
00Companies: Les Ballets Suedois
Countries: France
Francis Picabia
A man loading the cannon
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)
Georges Charensol
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Georges Lacombe
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Roger Le Bon
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Jean Mamy
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
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