Release, runtime and language

1924 · 22 mins

Directed by

René Clair

Starring

Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Georges Lacombe, Georges Auric, Jean Mamy, Francis Picabia

Using stop‑motion photography combined with extreme slow‑motion, Clair’s debut Dada‑infused film strings together a series of wildly inventive, interconnected vignettes. It features a rooftop chess duel between Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, a hearse drawn by a camel pursued by its pallbearers, and culminates in a vertiginous roller‑coaster finale, presenting a playful clash of contradictions and agreements.