Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
May 03 2024
•1h 10m
•Drama
An immersion into the surreal and dreamlike world of painter, photographer and filmmaker Man Ray (1890-1976), one of the most prolific American visual artists, through four of his short films, brought to life by the atmospheric music of SQÜRL.
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Kiki of Montparnasse
André de la Rivière
Robert Desnos
Jacques Rigaut
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