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- Synopsis
- The famous surrealist film made by a team of leading French intellectuals of the 1920s to fill an intermission between the two acts of the Francis Picabia’s Dada ballet ‘Rel ache’, performed by the Ballet Suedois. Erik Satie’s inconsequential music was played in accompaniment to the silent film.
- Language
- English
- Country
- France
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. st. b&w. 22 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1924
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- Courses on avant-garde or surrealist theatre in the twenties; film studies; possibly art courses.*
- Subjects
- Art; Media studies
- Keywords
- cinema; France; silent films; surrealism
Credits
- Director
- René Clair
- Writer
- Francis Picabia
- Contributor
- Erik Satie; Jimmy Berliet
- Cast
Erik Satie Georges Auric Inge Fries Jean Borlin Man Ray Marcel Duchamp Rolf de Maré
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Distributor
- Name
BFI Film Bookings Unit
- bookings.films@bfi.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/help-faq/film-bookings External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7957 8938 / 8935
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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