Entr’acte
(1924) French
B&W : Two reels / 583 metres
Directed by René Clair

Cast: Jean Borlin [the hunter; the magician], Francis Picabia [man with the cannon], Erik Satie [man with the cannon], Marcel Duchamp [a chess player], Man Ray [a chess player], Inge Fries [the bearded ballet dancer]

Rolf de Maré production. / Scenario by Picabia (Francis Picabia) and René Clair. Cinematography by Jimmy Berliet. Original music score by Erik Satie. / Premiere 4 December 1924. General release 21 January 1926. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was originally intended as an interlude for Satie’s score for the ballet Relâche.

Experimental: Avant-garde.

Survival Status: Print exists in the Cinémathèque Française film archive [35mm positive].

Keywords: Avant-garde

Listing updated: 1 October 2007.

References: Bardèche-History pp. 242-244, 245, 247, 248, 249, 329, 331, 332, 376; Bohn-Light pp. 162, 193; Geduld-Birth p. 39; Sinyard-Silent p. 168.

Home Video: DVD.