About
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.
Theatrical
Dec 4, 1924
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 20, 2002
Director
Writer
Francis Picabia
Producers
René Clair, Rolf de Maré
Studio
Les Ballets Suedois
Original Language
French
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Cast
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Marcel Duchamp
Chess player, black set
M
Man Ray
Chess player, white set
D
Darius Milhaud
M
Marcel Achard
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
G
Georges Auric
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
G
Georges Lacombe
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
R
Roger Le Bon
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
J
Jean Mamy
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
E
Erik Satie
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
