Entr'acte

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Entr'acte is a 1924 French avant-garde short film directed by René Clair, celebrated for its surreal, Dadaist imagery and playful experimentation with cinematic form.

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Entr'acte canonical 2
Entr’acte 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film
avant-garde film
short film
associatedArtMovement Dadaism
linked to: Dada

Surrealism
countryOfOrigin France
createdFor Ballet Relâche
director René Clair
era silent era
featuresPerformer Erik Satie
Francis Picabia
Georgette Vercleem
Jean Börlin
Man Ray
Marcel Duchamp
René Clair
filmFormat silent film
firstScreeningLocation Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
genre avant-garde
surrealist film
hasColor black-and-white
hasMusicStyle ballet music
experimental score
hasSetting Paris
influenced experimental film
isSilent true
movement Dada
musicBy Erik Satie
notableFor Dadaist visual gags
playful experimentation with cinematic form
surreal imagery
notableScene backwards and slow-motion shots
funeral procession chase
notableTechnique reverse motion
slow motion
stop-motion animation
superimposition
originalLanguage French
partOf French avant-garde cinema of the 1920s
premiereEvent Relâche ballet intermission
productionCompany Les Films de France
releaseYear 1924
runtimeMinutes 22
screenwriter Francis Picabia
titleLanguage French
titleMeaning intermission

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René Clair notableWork Entr'acte
René Clair directed Entr'acte
The Wasps (suite) hasPart Entr’acte
linked to: Entr'acte
Caroline Shaw notableWork Entr’acte
linked to: Entr'acte