Emak-Bakia (1926)
- Directed by
- Man Ray
- Genre
- silent film, experimental film, live-action/animated film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 64 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This is a short silent film that acts like a visual poem. It uses strange camera tricks and dreamlike images to create a free-flowing, non-linear experience.
dreamlikeexperimentalabstractsurrealplayfulvisually inventivefragmentedwhimsical
What happens
Emak Bakia (Basque for Leave me alone; full title: Emak Bakia (CInépoème) (Fichez-moi la paix)) is a 1926 French surrealist short film directed by Man Ray. Termed as a cinépoème (cinematic poem) by its author, it features many techniques Man Ray used in his still photography (for which he is better known), including Rayographs, double exposure, soft focus and ambiguous features. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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