7.0 / 10
(152 votes)
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.
France
Comedy,
Fantasy
22 minutes
1924
René Clair
Les Ballets Suedois

2023
6.0

2023
0.0

2025
0.0

2022
0.0

2009
3.9

2025
10.0

1984
6.6

2006
7.8

1962
7.2

2001
7.8

1973
7.9

2020
0.0

1974
5.1

2002
6.2

2023
10.0

2005
4.2

2007
6.4

2026
6.1

1996
6.6

2003
5.4