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Ballet mécanique

  • 19241924
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.1K
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Ballet mécanique (1924)
Short
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, kitche... Read allA 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 overhe... Read allA 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 la... Read all
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6.7/10
3.1K
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    • Fernand Léger
    • Dudley Murphy(uncredited)
    • Fernand Léger
  • Stars
    • Kiki of Montparnasse(uncredited)
    • Fernand Léger(uncredited)
    • Dudley Murphy(uncredited)
    • Fernand Léger
    • Dudley Murphy(uncredited)
    • Fernand Léger
  • Stars
    • Kiki of Montparnasse(uncredited)
    • Fernand Léger(uncredited)
    • Dudley Murphy(uncredited)
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    • 20User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Kiki of Montparnasse
    • Smiling Girl
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    Fernand Léger
      Dudley Murphy
      Dudley Murphy
        Katherine Murphy
          Katrin Murphy
          • Girl with a Flower
          • (uncredited)
            • Fernand Léger
            • Dudley Murphy(uncredited)
            • Fernand Léger
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          • Trivia
            George Antheil wrote the score for this film, but due to various disagreements - including that Antheil's original version of the music ran 30 minutes while the film was only 16 minutes - the film was premiered without the original music. The film and music were first shown together on 25 August 2000 in Antwerp, Belgium, at the Cultuurmarkt van Vlaanderen. The film print with music was created by Paul Lehrman.
          • Alternate versions
            There are various existing versions of this film. However, the one thought to be closest to the version premiered in Vienna in 1924 is a print found in 1975 by Lillian Kiesler, widow of Frederick Kiesler, who arranged the premiere. This version has been preserved by Anthology Film Archives of New York.
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            Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: Az európai film kezdetei (1989)
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            Ballet Mecanique
            by George Antheil

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          Genius - one of the greatest short films ever made.
          I was lucky enough to see 'Ballet Mécanique' some eight months ago at a screening of Dadaist films which included work by the likes of Hans Richter and Oskar Fischinger, and this stood out as being the highlight of the programme.

          Certainly now one of my favourite films, Léger's vision came about as close to the ideal of synaesthesia as anyone has ever achieved - the visuals are so synchronised with the soundtrack that the filmic experience takes on an entirely new dimension, completely mesmerising the viewer.

          Such is 'Ballet Mécanique' that words can do it little justice - the title alone perhaps best describes it. If you get the chance to view this rather obscure masterpiece, make sure you do.
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          • fabian-16
          • Apr 16, 2001

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            • September 24, 1924 (Austria)
            • France
            • DVD
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          • 19 minutes
            • Black and White
            • Silent

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