Review of Ballet Mécanique (1924) by Wut S — 01 Feb 2008

Beautifully crafted, significant with its iconic status and innovations.

This review of Ballet Mécanique (1924) was written by Wut S on 01 Feb 2008.

Ballet Mécanique has generally received positive reviews.

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What did I just watch? If you like experimental films you might like this but I am not one of them…

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By C. H (432) on 24 Jul 2007

Um dos poucos filmes verdadeiramente surrealistas já feitos…

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By Josh C (832) on 22 Apr 2008

I remember watching this and being amazed at the images, it formulated my belief in the superiority of images over words on film personally…

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By Edgar C (1,352) on 07 Feb 2014

Experimental and avant-garde masterpiece by Fernand Léger and Dudley Murphy is, without further ado, one of the best short films ever made…

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By Davis C (12) on 18 Nov 2007

If you mute it and play instrumental music you like, it's actually a lot more interesting…

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By Tio B (201) on 27 Dec 2007

Leger's film establishes equivalences between humans and machinery with a series of highly rhythmic cuts (over 300 shots in under 15 minutes)…

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By Alice S (528) on 31 Jan 2010

Demonic and splitting rotation of mechanisms turns to include human beings, too. Terrible idea…

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By Arturo S (67) on 02 Sep 2010

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By Magill F (160) on 07 Oct 2008

Weird, weird, weird…

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By Private U (13,627) on 09 Oct 2008

As far as experimental films go, this one is pretty good, but it moves a little slowly…

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