Entr'acte (1924)

Directed by

René Clair

Genre

fantasy film, silent film, experimental film

Country

France

Runtime

22 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 151 voters

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How it feels

This is a silent short film from 1924. It was made to be shown between acts of a ballet. The movie has strange and funny scenes that do not follow a normal story.

playfulabsurdfast-pacedsurrealwhimsicaldisorientingexperimental

What happens

Entr'acte is a silent French Dada short film directed by René Clair. It premiered on 4 December 1924 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris as a prologue and entr'acte for the Ballets Suédois production of Relâche, based on a book by Francis Picabia, which had settings by Picabia, was produced by Rolf de Maré, and was choreographed by Jean Börlin. The music for both the ballet and the film was composed by Erik Satie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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