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  1. Toyen (2005)

    Director
    Jan Nemec
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 63 minutes), $29.95

    Jan Nemec’s film concerns the Czech artist Toyen (Marie Cerminova). As a female artist, Toyen broke through the male-dominated art world to create paintings and drawings, often erotic in nature. She...

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  2. Mystery of Magritte, The (1996)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, CD-ROM (Hybrid)

    A stylised encyclopaedia the life and work of the Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte. Includes paintings; letters; sketches; interviews; examples of his Super-8 films; a biography; analysis of his...

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  3. Surrealism and Science: The Weird World of Jean PainlevÉ (1995 Video)

    Director
    Jean Painlevé
    Subject
    Biology; Media studies
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 95 min.

    A compilation of nine short films relating to surrealism and science made by Jean Painlevé between 1926 and 1976. Trained as a biologist, Painlevé made nearly 200 scientific films, but he soon became...

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  4. Max Ernst and the Surrealist Revolution (1993)

    Producer
    Jeremy Cooper
    Subject
    English language and literature
    Distribution
    out of distribution

    Examines the relationship between the revolutionary rhetoric of surrealist literature and the works of Max Ernst, which are not evidently about revolutionary subjects. The essential link lies in the process...

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  5. Max Ernst (1991)

    aka: Max Ernst: ‘My Vagabondage, My Restlessness’

    Director
    Peter Schamoni
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 102 minutes), £14.95

    The German-born artist Max Ernst (1891-1976) was a leading member of the surrealist movement, and his later work continued to combine technical experimentation with vivid fantasy. This film celebrates...

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  6. Marcel Duchamp: A Game of Chess (1987)

    Director
    Jean-Marie Drot
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 56 minutes), £14.95

    Marcel Duchamp (1887-1868), inventor of the ready-made and ‘godfather’ of Dada and surrealism, abandoned art in 1923. This interview was filmed for his first one-man show in 1963 and gives a unique...

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  7. Paul Delvaux: The Sleepwalker of Saint-Idesbald (1987)

    Director
    Adrian Maben
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 58 minutes), £17.99

    Paul Delvaux (1897-1994) was a surrealist painter famours for his mysterious, dreamlike paintings. Produced when the artist was in his 90s, this film provides a unique insight into his work and his intense...

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  8. Case of Marcel Duchamp As Investigated by Sherlock Holmes, The (1984)

    Director
    David Rowan
    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 98 minutes), £30.00

    A witty, feature-length drama documentary in which Marcel Duchamp, who once compared his own mind to that of a master criminal, is investigated by Sherlock Holmes. Holmes comes out of retirement, and with...

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  9. Max Ernst: Voyages of Discovery into the Unconscious (1964)

    Subject
    Art
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The German-born artist Max Ernst (1891-1976), a leading member of the surrealist movement, interprets his own work.

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  10. Man Ray Films (1940 Video)

    Director
    Man Ray
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 112 min., 2000 sale: £15.99 (inclusive)

    Four films by Man Ray (Emmanuel Radnitzky), Dadaist and experimentalist well-known for his photographic work. During the 1920s he made four films that established him as a major figure of avant-garde...

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