Ballet mécanique

Ballet mécanique (1924)

24 Sep 1924 • Short • 0h 19m
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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, 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 large bag on her shoulder. An Art Deco cartoon figure appears, dancing. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.

Fernand Léger
Writer
Kiki of Montparnasse, Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy
Starring

Language: None
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Country: France
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6.7

IMDb (3230 votes)
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