Ballet Mécanique (1924)
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
Direttori: Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy.
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Kiki of Montparnasse as Smiling Girl |
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Fernand Léger as |
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Katrin Murphy as Girl with Flower |
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Dudley Murphy as |
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Katherine Murphy as |
| Directing | Fernand Léger | Director |
| Directing | Dudley Murphy | Director |
| Production | André Charlot | Producer |
| Writing | Fernand Léger | Writer |
| Sound | George Antheil | Music |
| Crew | Dudley Murphy | Cinematography |
| Crew | Man Ray | Cinematography |