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