Ballet Mécanique

Ballet Mécanique

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1924-09-24
Genre:Fantasy
Duration:19 min
Country:France
Director:Fernand Léger, Dudley Murphy
Actors:Kiki of Montparnasse, Fernand Léger, Katrin Murphy, Dudley Murphy, Katherine Murphy
Production:Synchro-Ciné

Overview:

Ballet Mécanique is a Dadaist, post-Cubist art film conceived, written, and co-directed by the artist Fernand Léger in collaboration with the filmmaker Dudley Murphy. It has a musical score by the American composer George Antheil.

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