Themes and Variations (1928)
- Original title
- Thèmes et variations
- Directed by
- Germaine Dulac
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 13 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 short silent film alternates between shots of a classical dancer in a tutu and shots of a machine with rods and pistons. The dance and the machine are presented in parallel to create visual rhythms.
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What happens
Thèmes et Variations est un film muet français réalisé par Germaine Dulac, sorti en 1928. Alternance de plans présentant d'une part une danseuse classique en tutu et d'autre part une machine avec bielles, pistons, etc. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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