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Entr'acte
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Title: Entr'acte

Release Date: 4 Dec 1924

Runtime: 22m

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Director: Les Ballets Suedois

Production Companies: Les Ballets Suedois

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.9 (135 votes)

Cast

  • Hunter / Magician: Jean Börlin
  • Bearded ballet dancer: Inge Frïss
  • Chess player, black set: Marcel Duchamp
  • Chess player, white set: Man Ray
  • A man loading the cannon: Francis Picabia
  • : Darius Milhaud
  • A man following the hearse (uncredited): Marcel Achard
  • A man following the hearse (uncredited): Georges Auric
  • A man following the hearse (uncredited): Georges Charensol
  • A man following the hearse (uncredited): Georges Lacombe
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