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
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.
silentabstractrhythmicmeditativeevocativeblack-and-whiteshort
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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