Entr'acte
7.3
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.
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Cast
16 people
Jean Börlin
Hunter / Magician
Also in
The Imaginary Voyage
Inge Frïss
Bearded ballet dancer
No other roles listed
Marcel Duchamp
Chess player, black set
Also in
Witch's Cradle
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
Man Ray
Chess player, white set
Also in
8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
Dadascope
Francis Picabia
A man loading the cannon
Darius Milhaud
Known for
Ghosts Before Breakfast
Marcel Achard
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Also in
The Miracle of St. Anne
Georges Auric
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Georges Charensol
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Georges Lacombe
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Roger Le Bon
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Jean Mamy
A man following the hearse (uncredited)
Also in
Before the Battle
René Clair Director · Francis Picabia Screenplay Jimmy Berliet Cinematographer
United States release December 4, 1924 · Produced in France · Languages French, No dialogue
Production
Les Ballets Suedois
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · No dialogue
Release dates
France · December 4, 1924
Premiere · Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
United States · December 4, 1924
Theatrical
United States · August 20, 2002
Physical · DVD
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