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Stop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most dada film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, a hearse pulled by a camel (and chased by its pallbearers) and a dizzying roller coaster finale. A film of contradictions and agreements.Read moreLess
Stop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most dada film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, a hearse pulled by a camel (and chased by its pallbearers) and a dizzying roller coaster finale. A film of contradictions and agreements.
The story
Stop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most dada film, composed of a series of zany, interconnected scenes. We witness a rooftop chess match between Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, a hearse pulled by a camel (and chased by its pallbearers) and a dizzying roller coaster finale. A film of contradictions and agreements.
Cast & crew
Marcel DuchampChess player, black set
Man RayChess player, white set
Francis PicabiaA man loading the cannon
Darius MilhaudCast
Marcel AchardA man following the hearse (uncredited)
Georges AuricA man following the hearse (uncredited)Explore the crew
- Director
- René Clair
- Screenplay
- Francis Picabia
- Producer
- René Clair
- Director of Photography
- Jimmy Berliet
- Producer
- Rolf de Maré