Entr'acte: Man Ray, Erik Satie, Marcel Duchamp, Rolf Maré, Georges Auric, Jean Borlin, Francis Picabia. Paris qui dort: Charles Martinelli, Louis Pré Fils, Albert Préjean, Madeleine Rodrigue, Henri Rollan, Marcel Vallée. Entr'acte originally produced as a motion picture in 1924. Paris qui dort originally produced as a motion picture in 1925. "Pathé présente deux films de René Clair" Special features: Uncludes two versions of Paris qui dort--original version from the negatives (65 min.), and the British Film Institute version (59 min.); Au-dessus de la mêlée - interviews with the authors; La Tour - a short film be René Clair.
Contents:
Entr'acte (1924 ; 22, 23 min.) / Le ballet Relache ; from a scenario by Francis Picabia ; directed by René Clair -- Paris qui dort (1925 ; 59,67 min.) / Films Diamant ; written and directed by René Clair.
Summary:
Entr'acte: "An absolute dada movie. Somebody gets killed, his coffin gets out of control and after a chase it stops. The person gets out of it and let everybody who followed the coffin disappear"--imdb.com. Paris qui dort: "This is the first film directed by René Clair that was exhibited in cinemas. He had already directed Entr'acte, a surrealistic short which was presented in1924 at the intermission during the performance of the Ballets Suédois production Relâche at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. René Clair chose for this film an aspect of science-fiction that had never been explored on cinema: playing with time. A mad scientist invents a ray that paralyses all life in Paris. Only the watchman at the top of the Eiffel tower (Henri Rollan) and a pilot (Albert Préjean) who has just landed at the Paris airport with his four passengers have not been affected by the ray."--acinemahistory.com.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.