Entr'acte

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.

Director: René Clair

Cast

J

Jean Börlin

Hunter / Magician

I

Inge Frïss

Bearded ballet dancer

M

Marcel Duchamp

Chess player, black set

Man Ray

Chess player, white set

Francis Picabia

A man loading the cannon

Darius Milhaud

Marcel Achard

A man following the hearse (uncredited)

Georges Auric

A man following the hearse (uncredited)