Entr'acte
First screened in February 2002 / Most recently screened in September 2025
Director: René Clair. Francis Picabia, Erik Satie, Jean Börlin, Inge Friis, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Rolf de Maré. Screenplay: René Clair and Francis Picabia.
Photo © 1924 Les Ballets Suedois
In Brief:
Landmark study of mental, physical, spiritual kinesis, spryly comic despite explicit run-ins with war, violence, death.
VOR:
⑤
Often held up as the paradigmatic work of Dadaist cinema (though commissioned as part of a ballet performance!). Innovative in all respects.
Grade:
A–
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