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.
- Created by
- René Clair
- Origin
- FR
- TMDB rating
- 7.0 / 10 · 151 votes
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Cast
- Jean BörlinHunter / Magician
- Inge FrïssBearded ballet dancer
Marcel DuchampChess player, black set
Man RayChess player, white set
Francis PicabiaA man loading the cannon
Darius Milhaud
Marcel AchardA man following the hearse (uncredited)
Georges AuricA man following the hearse (uncredited)- Georges CharensolA man following the hearse (uncredited)
- Georges LacombeA man following the hearse (uncredited)
