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Entr'acte (film)

Entr'acte is a silent French Dada short film directed by René Clair. It premiered on 4 December 1924 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris as a prologue and entr'acte for the Ballets Suédois production of Relâche, based on a book by Francis Picabia, which had settings by Picabia, was produced by Rolf de Maré, and was choreographed by Jean Börlin. The music for both the ballet and the film was composed by Erik Satie.

Entr'acte
Directed byRené Clair
Written byRené Clair
Francis Picabia
Produced byRolf de Maré
StarringJean Börlin
Inger Frïis
Marcel Duchamp
Man Ray
Francis Picabia
Erik Satie
CinematographyJimmy Berliet
Music byErik Satie
Distributed bySociété Nouvelle des Acacias
Release date
  • 4 December 1924 (1924-12-04)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Summary

Prologue

On a rooftop, a cannon, via stop motion photography, rolls itself back and forth. In slow motion, two men (Francis Picabia and Eric Satie), jump into the frame and jump up and down. They discuss the cannon and, after smelling a projectile, load it before jumping up and down and jumping out of frame in reverse. The projectile slowly comes out of the cannon toward the camera lens.

Entr'acte

Images are intercut of Parisian rooftops filmed with the camera tilted at various angles, three dolls with balloons-heads that are inflated and deflated, and a ballet dancer dancing on glass seen from below. Two pairs of white boxing gloves spar over daytime and nighttime images of a city square. Matchsticks arrange themselves on a man's head and ignite, causing him to scratch.

Intercut with images of a rooftop and the city, two men (Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray) play chess on a rooftop until they are blasted away by water. A toy folded-paper boat bobs up and down over bobbing images of rooftops.

More footage of the ballet dancer (Inger Frïis), who is eventually revealed to be wearing pince-nez and a fake beard. Some multiple exposures of male faces.

On a rooftop, a hunter in antiquated clothing (Jean Börlin) points a double-barreled shotgun at an egg-shaped target suspended by string and jostled from below by a stream of water. He shoots the egg, releasing a pigeon, which flies around before landing on his hat. Picabia sees the hunter from another rooftop and shoots him. The hunter falls off the roof.

A group of mourners line up behind a hearse pulled by a dromedary camel. In slow motion, the procession sets off, the well-dressed attendees jumping and skipping along. More footage of the ballet dancer and busy Parisian intersections. The coach becomes separated from the camel and rolls off on its own. The mourners, women and the elderly among them, chase after it as it goes faster and faster. Footage is intercut of automobile traffic and a bicycle race and then a roller coaster ride.

After a frenetic, multiple-exposure montage, the hearse reaches the countryside. The coffin falls off and comes to rest in some grass. The mourners, who have been joined by a man who was out for a run, gradually arrive. They gather around and witness the lid of the coffin open. The hunter, now dressed as a magician, jumps up. Using his magic wand, he makes the coffin, each member of the crowd, and then himself disappear.

A man pokes a hole through the end title card ("Fin") and then jumps through, landing flat on the ground. A foot kicks him in the face, propelling him back through the title card, which, as the footage is reversed, appears to repair itself.

Production and release

For this production, the Dadaists collaborating on the project invented a new mode of production: instantanéisme. The complete film runs for about 20 minutes and uses such techniques as watching people run in slow motion, watching things happen in reverse, looking at a ballet dancer from underneath, watching an egg over a fountain of water get shot and instantly become a bird, and watching people disappear. The cast included cameo appearances by Francis Picabia, Erik Satie, Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Jean Börlin (artistic director of the Ballets Suédois), Georges Auric, and Clair himself. The conductor of the orchestra at the premiere was Roger Désormière.

The "Prologue" section runs about 90 seconds (though time indications are approximate, as film and music techniques at the time of the premiere did not allow accurate timing). It was played at the beginning of the ballet, right after the "little overture" ("Ouverturette"), and before the curtain was raised ("Rideau"). The music to this part of the film is called "Projectionnette", and is included as the 2nd item in the Relâche partition. There appears to have been no real effort to synchronize music and action in this part of the film. Probably, the "Projectionnette" music was played two or three times before proceeding to "Rideau".

The "Entr'acte" section runs about 18 minutes and 40 seconds. It was played between the two acts of the ballet. The score for this part of the film is not included in the Relâche partition, but was written down by Satie in a separate score, titled "Cinéma". This part of the music contains "expandable" repeat zones in order to match the start of a new melody with certain events in the film, and, thus, was one of the earliest examples of music to film synchronization. In the score, Satie names 10 sections that are associated with scenes in the film.

In 1974, the film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival.[1]

DVD

The film was included on the Criterion Collection DVD of Clair's À Nous la Liberté (1931).

References

  1. ^ . festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2009.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Entr acte film news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Entr acte is a silent French Dada short film directed by Rene Clair It premiered on 4 December 1924 at the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris as a prologue and entr acte for the Ballets Suedois production of Relache based on a book by Francis Picabia which had settings by Picabia was produced by Rolf de Mare and was choreographed by Jean Borlin The music for both the ballet and the film was composed by Erik Satie Entr acteErik Satie Francis Picabia Rene Clair and Jean Borlin in Entr acteDirected byRene ClairWritten byRene ClairFrancis PicabiaProduced byRolf de MareStarringJean BorlinInger FriisMarcel DuchampMan RayFrancis PicabiaErik SatieCinematographyJimmy BerlietMusic byErik SatieDistributed bySociete Nouvelle des AcaciasRelease date4 December 1924 1924 12 04 Running time22 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench Contents 1 Summary 1 1 Prologue 1 2 Entr acte 2 Production and release 2 1 DVD 3 References 4 External linksSummary EditPrologue Edit On a rooftop a cannon via stop motion photography rolls itself back and forth In slow motion two men Francis Picabia and Eric Satie jump into the frame and jump up and down They discuss the cannon and after smelling a projectile load it before jumping up and down and jumping out of frame in reverse The projectile slowly comes out of the cannon toward the camera lens Entr acte Edit Images are intercut of Parisian rooftops filmed with the camera tilted at various angles three dolls with balloons heads that are inflated and deflated and a ballet dancer dancing on glass seen from below Two pairs of white boxing gloves spar over daytime and nighttime images of a city square Matchsticks arrange themselves on a man s head and ignite causing him to scratch Intercut with images of a rooftop and the city two men Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray play chess on a rooftop until they are blasted away by water A toy folded paper boat bobs up and down over bobbing images of rooftops More footage of the ballet dancer Inger Friis who is eventually revealed to be wearing pince nez and a fake beard Some multiple exposures of male faces On a rooftop a hunter in antiquated clothing Jean Borlin points a double barreled shotgun at an egg shaped target suspended by string and jostled from below by a stream of water He shoots the egg releasing a pigeon which flies around before landing on his hat Picabia sees the hunter from another rooftop and shoots him The hunter falls off the roof A group of mourners line up behind a hearse pulled by a dromedary camel In slow motion the procession sets off the well dressed attendees jumping and skipping along More footage of the ballet dancer and busy Parisian intersections The coach becomes separated from the camel and rolls off on its own The mourners women and the elderly among them chase after it as it goes faster and faster Footage is intercut of automobile traffic and a bicycle race and then a roller coaster ride After a frenetic multiple exposure montage the hearse reaches the countryside The coffin falls off and comes to rest in some grass The mourners who have been joined by a man who was out for a run gradually arrive They gather around and witness the lid of the coffin open The hunter now dressed as a magician jumps up Using his magic wand he makes the coffin each member of the crowd and then himself disappear A man pokes a hole through the end title card Fin and then jumps through landing flat on the ground A foot kicks him in the face propelling him back through the title card which as the footage is reversed appears to repair itself Production and release EditFor this production the Dadaists collaborating on the project invented a new mode of production instantaneisme The complete film runs for about 20 minutes and uses such techniques as watching people run in slow motion watching things happen in reverse looking at a ballet dancer from underneath watching an egg over a fountain of water get shot and instantly become a bird and watching people disappear The cast included cameo appearances by Francis Picabia Erik Satie Marcel Duchamp Man Ray Jean Borlin artistic director of the Ballets Suedois Georges Auric and Clair himself The conductor of the orchestra at the premiere was Roger Desormiere The Prologue section runs about 90 seconds though time indications are approximate as film and music techniques at the time of the premiere did not allow accurate timing It was played at the beginning of the ballet right after the little overture Ouverturette and before the curtain was raised Rideau The music to this part of the film is called Projectionnette and is included as the 2nd item in the Relache partition There appears to have been no real effort to synchronize music and action in this part of the film Probably the Projectionnette music was played two or three times before proceeding to Rideau The Entr acte section runs about 18 minutes and 40 seconds It was played between the two acts of the ballet The score for this part of the film is not included in the Relache partition but was written down by Satie in a separate score titled Cinema This part of the music contains expandable repeat zones in order to match the start of a new melody with certain events in the film and thus was one of the earliest examples of music to film synchronization In the score Satie names 10 sections that are associated with scenes in the film In 1974 the film was shown at the Cannes Film Festival 1 DVD Edit The film was included on the Criterion Collection DVD of Clair s A Nous la Liberte 1931 References Edit Festival de Cannes Entr acte festival cannes com Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 Retrieved 27 April 2009 External links EditEntr acte at IMDb Music Clip 1 Music Clip 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Entr 27acte film amp oldid 1095308169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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