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Ballet Mécanique (1924)
Directed by Dudley Murphy, Fernand Léger
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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 Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/02/2021 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| 01/29/2019 | TV | DVD | Library | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
The House of Water score works a lot better here than Trip to the Moon.
This was part of the silent film sidebar* that was made available for the FF@Home portion of Fantastic Fest.
*Part of The silent film series with GroundUp Music, five silent film classics reimagined by five different artists from the label. They are world Premiering on FF @ Home and include the 1924 Soviet silent classic AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS with a new score by Snarky Puppy’s Chris Bullock, House of Waters with the three shorts MENILMONTANT (1926), LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE (1902), and BALLET MECANIQUE (1923); PRD Mais with WAXWORKS (1924); Sirintip with THE LOST WORLD (1925); and Bob Lanzetti with NOSFERATU (1922).
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