Movielogr

Ballet Mécanique (1924)

Directed by Dudley Murphy, Fernand Léger

Short

Overview

A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.

Length 19 minutes

Actors

Kiki of Montparnasse | Fernand Léger | Katrin Murphy | Dudley Murphy | Katherine Murphy

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
10/02/2021TVStreamingVideo on Demand7 stars
01/29/2019TVDVDLibrary6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

This is one of the experimental short films on the WHAT IS CINEMA dvd. There are eleven total featured that I plan to watch.

This one reminds me of Salvador Dali’s work but not as grotesque.

Ron needs to add that “experimental” category. :)

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