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The Starfish
(1928)
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Title: The Starfish (1928)
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Kiki of Montparnasse | ... |
Une femme
(as Alice [Kiki] Prin)
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André de la Rivière | ... |
Un homme
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Robert Desnos | ... |
Un autre homme
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Two people stand on a road, out of focus. Seen distorted through a glass, they retire upstairs to a bedroom where she undresses. He says, "Adieu." Images: the beautiful girl, a starfish in a jar, city scenes, newspapers, tugboats. More images: starfish, the girl. "How beautiful she is." Repeatedly. He advances up the stair, knife in hand, starfish on the step. Three people stand on a road, out of focus. "How beautiful she was." "How beautiful she is." "Beautiful." Written by David Carless
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Country:
FranceRelease Date:
20 November 1999 (Greece) See more »Also Known As:
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SilentColor:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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I saw this (and several other films by Man Ray) as part of a DVD collection of avant garde shorts.
This one, however, stood out above all the rest. This director clearly had an ability to capture the surreal and dreamlike that David Lynch or Jan Svankmajer would envy. I was simply in awe throughout the 16 minutes this was on screen.
One great aspect, though, about this short film, was the music. Now, the music may not have been part of Ray's original intentions, but it fitted this film perfectly - haunting and hypnotic. Reminded me a lot of some of the incidental music from Tarkovsky's Stalker.
This short definitely gets a 10.