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Les Mystères du Château du Dé

  • 19291929
  • 27m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
661
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POPULARITY
184,932
129,948
Les Mystères du Château du Dé (1929)
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Mannequin hands hold a pair of dice. A castle is perched on a hilltop. Below it, a posh, modern villa. Meanwhile, far from Paris, two men with masked faces play dice in a bar. They decide to... Read allMannequin hands hold a pair of dice. A castle is perched on a hilltop. Below it, a posh, modern villa. Meanwhile, far from Paris, two men with masked faces play dice in a bar. They decide to drive to Paris. Country roads, hills, fences. The posh "chateau" appears again: meticulou... Read allMannequin hands hold a pair of dice. A castle is perched on a hilltop. Below it, a posh, modern villa. Meanwhile, far from Paris, two men with masked faces play dice in a bar. They decide to drive to Paris. Country roads, hills, fences. The posh "chateau" appears again: meticulous garden, fancy interior, odd sculptures. And at home? "No one, NO ONE." For the next two ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
661
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POPULARITY
184,932
129,948
  • Director
    • Man Ray
  • Writer
    • Man Ray
  • Stars
    • Man Ray
    • Jacques-André Boiffard
    • Georges Auric(uncredited)
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  • Director
    • Man Ray
  • Writer
    • Man Ray
  • Stars
    • Man Ray
    • Jacques-André Boiffard
    • Georges Auric(uncredited)
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    • 8User reviews
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    Man Ray
    Man Ray
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    Jacques-André Boiffard
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    • (as J. A. Boiffard)
    Georges Auric
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    • (uncredited)
    Le Comte de Beaumont
    • Self
    • (uncredited)
    Alice de Montgomery
      Le Vicomte de Noailles
      • Self
      • (uncredited)
      Marie-Laure de Noailles
      • Self
      • (uncredited)
      Bernard Deshoulières
        Eveline Orlowska
          Lily Pastré
            Marcel Rival
              Henri d' Ursel
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                  Premiered with Un chien andalou (1929) at Studio des Ursulines. Man Ray wanted a second film to show with his own and was introduced to Luis Buñuel, who had just completed Un chien andalou (1929) with Salvador Dalí.
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                  Featured in American Masters: Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant Garde (1997)

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                7/10
                Not his most alluring work, but still fantastically imaginative
                Man Ray. He's a Dadaist. "De" in French means dice. Dice are a symbol of Dadaism. That's about the only "reason" behind this film, which of course is funny because Dadaism is about antireason to a degree. But really that's all there is in terms of explanation. In terms of imagery, that's what this movie is for.

                It's vastly different from Ray's other works in that it is the exact opposite of the spinning light. Instead, it's very straight and measured shadow. The rapid movement one can get used to in Ray's work is replaced with very static and slow imagery and camera movement. Even the in theory lively movement of the... people... gets pretty slow.

                Experimental, interesting, and without reason. If that's what you like, this is what you'll like.

                --PolarisDiB
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                • Release date
                  • June 6, 1929 (France)
                • Country of origin
                  • France
                • Language
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                • Also known as
                  • The Mysteries of the Chateau de De
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                  27 minutes
                • Color
                  • Black and White
                • Sound mix
                  • Silent
                • Aspect ratio
                  • 1.33 : 1

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