Ballet Mécanique
Sep 24 1924
•0h 19m
•Documentary, Fantasy
A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.
Cast
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Kiki of Montparnasse
Smiling Girl
Fernand Léger
Katrin Murphy
Girl with Flower
Dudley Murphy
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