Man Ray — Playwright (3)
Return to Reason (2023) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
Return to Reason
other title: 重拾理智 / 回归理性
An immersion into the surreal and dreamlike world of painter, photographer and filmmaker Man Ray (1890-1976), one of the most prolific American visual artists, through four of his short films, brought to life by the atmospheric music of SQÜRL.
The Mysteries of the Chateau of Dice (1929) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Les mystères du château de Dé
6.8 (10 ratings) director: Man Ray actor: 乔治·奥里克 / Le Comte de Beaumont
other title: 骰子城堡的神秘事件 / Les mystères du château de Dé
Mannequin hands hold a pair of dice. A castle is perched on a hilltop. Below it, a posh, modern villa. Meanwhile, far from Paris, two men with masked faces play dice in a bar. They decide to drive to Paris. Country roads, hills, fences. The posh "chateau" appears again: meticulous garden, fancy interior, odd sculptures. And at home? "No one, NO ONE." For the next two days, masked figures play dice, frolic by the pool, perform exercises with a ball. Two new figures arrive. Masked. They search and find the dice. They dance. Mannequin hands hold a pair of dice.
Emak-Bakia (1926) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData TMDB Eggplant.place
Emak-Bakia
7.5 (36 ratings) director: 曼·雷 actor: 吉吉 / Jacques Rigaut
other title: 别烦我 / Leave Me Alone
A long series of unrelated images, revolving, often distorted: lights, flowers, nails. A lightboard appears from time to time carrying the news of the day. Then, an eye. A woman in a car drives along country roads. Farm animals. She descends from the car, again and again. Images: dancing legs, seashore, swimming fish, geometric shapes, cut glass. A man removes his starched collar. It rotates. A girl has garishly painted eyes. No, she's only fooling. Those were her eyelids.