Entr'acte (1924)

7.0/10 22 min Comedy Fantasy

Overview

Stop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most 'dada' film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, a hearse pulled by a camel (and chased by its pallbearers) and a dizzying roller coaster finale. A film of contradictions and agreements.

Cast

Man Ray

Chess player, white set

Francis Picabia

A man loading the cannon

Darius Milhaud

Marcel Achard

A man following the hearse (uncredited)

Georges Auric

A man following the hearse (uncredited)

Erik Satie

A man following the hearse (uncredited)

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