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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.
Keywords
surrealism
dadaism
Casts
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)
Rolf de Maré
A man following the hearse (uncredited)

Erik Satie
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Pierre Scize
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Louis Touchages
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Crews

René Clair
Adaptation

René Clair
Director

Francis Picabia
Screenplay

René Clair
Producer

Erik Satie
Music
Jimmy Berliet
Director of Photography
Rolf de Maré
Producer
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