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Director:
René Clair
Writers:
Francis Picabia (screenplay)
René Clair (adaptation)
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Release Date:
4 December 1924 (USA) more
Genre:
Short more
Plot:
An absolute dada movie. Somebody gets killed, his coffin gets out of control and after a chase it stops. The person gets out of it and let everybody who followed the coffin dissapear. full summary | add synopsis
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Stop making sense! more

Cast

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Jean Börlin ... Le chasseur au chapeau tyrolien / Le prestidigitateur
Inge Frïss ... La ballerine (as Mlle Frïss)
Francis Picabia ... Un homme qui charge le canon
Marcel Duchamp ... Un joueur d'échecs
Man Ray ... Un joueur d'échecs (as Man-Ray)
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Darius Milhaud
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Additional Details

Runtime:
22 min
Country:
France
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent

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Trivia:
The ballet Relâche was performed for the first time at the Théâtre des Champs Elyseés in 1924. It is based on a book and with settings by Francis Picabia, a ballet in two acts commissioned and staged by the Ballets Suédois of Rolf de Maré, choreography by Jean Borlin. This film was shown between the two acts, with music by Erik Satie. more
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Referenced in Lekcja polskiego kina (2002) more

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12 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Stop making sense!, 23 November 2005
10/10
Author: m67165

This is it, for me! Absolute pure cinematic fun! This movie is not trying to tell you a story, although there is a plot about a funeral that ends up transforming into some unexpected events. I just had to laugh, and also marvel at some images that are simply beautiful, like some sort of silent visual music.

What the director does is basically a collage of absurd images and some camera tricks. These involve some artists of the time. I must say I am quite surprised by its freshness even today. Now I know where musical video clips come from! The first time I saw it, I was going to see some old silent movies, and this one was shown first, and I had no idea what it was all about. In a way, I still don't, and that's even better! Stop making sense for a while and start the fun!

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