Ballet mécanique

Directed by Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy
1924    19mShort, Documentary,
6.7
A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. A young women swings in a garden; a woman's face smiles. The rest is spinning cylinders, pistons, gears and turbines, kitchen objects in concentric circles or rows - pots, pan lids, and funnels, cars passing overhead, a spinning carnival ride. Over and over, a heavy-set woman climbs stairs carrying a large bag on her shoulder. An Art Deco cartoon figure appears, dancing. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.

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Cast of Ballet mécanique

  • Kiki of MontparnasseSmiling Girl
  • Fernand LégerDirector / Writer
  • Katrin MurphyGirl with Flower
  • Dudley MurphyDirector
  • Katherine Murphy
  • André CharlotProducer

 

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