Ballet mechanique : ballet pour mécaniques et percussion / by Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Léger, Fernand, 1881-1955, director.

Murphy, Dudley, 1897-1968, director.

Language:

No linguistic content

Genre:

Experimental films.

Live-action/animation films.

Silent films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 minutes)

Contained In:

Contained in (manifestation): Masterworks of American avant-garde experimental film, 1920-1970

Other Title:

Ballet mécanique

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : Flicker Alley, 2015.

Language Note:

Silent film with music.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The film approaches a new form of visual music based upon object identification and then veers off into a profound new direction based upon randomly ordered variations of montage rhythms in time. A Harlem jazz drummer performed a "unique and original accompaniment of drums only" for the film's New York City screening on March 14, 1926, and on the same day at the London Film Society the program notes stated, "Mr. George Antheil was engaged in the composition of music for this picture but, according to Mr. Léger, his music is not likely to be suitably ready for some time and a jazz accompaniment suggested by Mr. Léger will accordingly be played instead". 2K digital restoration from 35mm 1.33:1 black & white with color tints silent 20fps, camera Dudley Murphy, Man Ray, Ezra Pound; production assistant Charles Delacommune, Étienne Lallier, Otto G. Karlson; music by George Antheil from original 1924-25 score Ballet pour instruments mécaniques et percussions, adapted and arranged by Paul D. and remixed by Gustavo Matamoros; with Kiki [Alice Prin], Katherine Hawley Murphy, Dudley Murphy.

Credits:

Music by George Antheil ; adapted & arranged by Paul D. Lehrman.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 02, 2018).

OCLC:

1022759995

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.