1924 | France | Short

Ballet Mécanique (1926)

  • No dialogue 19 mins
  • Director | Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy
  • Writer | Fernand Léger
  • Producer | -

STATUS: Released

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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.

Machine Rhythm Abstraction Montage Cubism
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