LES FILMS DE MAN RAY

By : Man Ray

France, 2007, PAL, 4/3 - 112 min
Toutes zones, Couleur,


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English title: MAN RAY'S FILMS
Original title: LES FILMS DE MAN RAY

Directed by : Man Ray

France, 2007, PAL, 4/3 - 112 min
All zones, black and white / color

Film in French version, with English subtitles
This DVD, edited by Centre Pompidou, includes a number of films by Man Ray and a 12 pages booklet.

Born in Philadelphia in 1890, Man Ray settled in Paris in 1921 to join the Dada movement. He was a radically experimental artist of genius who was well acclaimed for his photographic works. In the 1920's, Man Ray directed four films which, although they are little known, made him a major figure in avant-garde cinema. His film-making was as radical as his pictures and his objects.

DVD Contents:

MAN RAY'S FILMS brings together four 1920's black and white silent films by the American experimental filmmaker Man Ray:

- BACK TO REASON (LE RETOUR A LA RAISON), 1923, 35mm, black and white, silent, 2' : It consists of animated textures, Rayographs and Kiki of Montparnasse's torso (Alice Prin).
- EMAK BAKIA, 1926, 35mm, black and white, silent with musical accompaniment, 17' : Considered as a “ciné-poéme”, it features many filming techniques used by Man Ray, including Rayographs, double exposures, soft focus and ambiguous features.
- SEA-STAR (L'ÉTOILE DE MER), 1928, 35mm, black and white, silent with musical accompaniment, 15' : The film is based on a script by Robert Desnos and depicts a couple (Alice Prin and André de la Rivière) acting through scenes that are shot out of focus.
- MYSTERIES OF CHATEAU DU DE, 1929, 35mm, black and white, silent with musical
accompaniment, 25' : It depicts a couple of travelers setting off from Paris and traveling to the Villa Noailles in Hyères.

Ten autobiographical short films :

- CAMPAGNE-PREMIERE STREET (RUE CAMPAGNE-PREMIERE), c. 1923-1929, 35mm, black and white, silent, 1'
- CORRIDA, 1929, 9,5 mm, black and white, silent, 4'50''
- SELF PORTRAIT OR WHAT WE ALL MISS (AUTOPORTRAIT OU CE QUI MANQUE A NOUS TOUS), c. 1930, 9,5 mm, black and white, silent, 10'50''
- POISON, c. 1933-1935, 16mm, black and white, silent, 2'40''
- VAL-DE-GRACE STUDIO (L'ATELIER DU VAL-DE-GRACE), c. 1935, 16mm, color, silent, 1'50''
- LANDES RACE (COURSE LANDAISE), c. 1937, 16mm, color, silent, 9'
- GAROUPE (LA GAROUPE), c. 1937, 16mm, colour, silent, 9'10''
- ADY, 1938, 16mm, black and white, silent, 53''
- DANCE, 1938, 8mm, black and white, silent, 7'33''
- JULIET, c. 1940, 8mm, black and white, silent, 3'43''