Entr'acte

1924 · 22 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 4,315 VOTES · DIR. René Clair

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 7 lines

00:00:02 The Ballets Suedois of Rolf de Mare has presented on the stage of the Theatre des Champ Elysees
00:00:12 The ballet RELACHE (=cancelled show)
00:00:16 Whose cinematic prologue reveals the auteurs Francis Picabia and Erik Satie.
00:01:52 Between the two acts of that ballet a film was projected; it is based on a Francis Picabia screenplay
00:02:05 Interlude by Rene Clair
00:02:05 Interlude by Rene Clair
01:09:06 the supervision of Henri Sauguet

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed7
Dialogue density0.3 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:09:06

Production Record

DirectorRené Clair
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes4,315