Duration: 60 minutes

Sunday 23th May, 5.00pm

Ballet mécanique, 1923. Dir. F. Léger y D. Murphy. 18′
Jeux des reflets et de la vitesse, 1933. Dir. H. Chomette. 7′
Thaïs, 1916. Dir. Anton Giulio Bragaglia. 35′

Films synopsis

Ballet mécanique (Mechanic ballet), 1923. Dir. Fernand Léger and Dudley Murphy. 18′
Is a caleidoscope of images paired up with an electric soundtrack. The film accounts for a constantly moving world dominated by mechanic and repetitive images combined with moments of solitude spent in a garden. A young girl swings in a garden; another girl smiles. The takes alternate rotating cylinders, turbines, and kitchen objects arranged in a concentric form. Over and over again, a woman climbs a flight of stairs carrying a bag over her shoulder. An art-deco figure appears, dancing.

Jeux des reflets et de la vitesse (Games on reflection and speed), 1933. Dir. Henri Chomette. 7’
Captures the impressions on the city of Paris; experimenting with light and movement through the camera lens.

Thaïs, 1916. Dir. Anton Giulio Bragaglia. 35′
Narrates the adventures of Bianca, a “femme fatale” that plays and uses his admirers to satisfy her whims and selfish purposes. The highlight of the film is the final scene: a tragic finale where the heroine is punished for her wrongdoings.

Admission: $ 6
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Tags: Auditorium, Cinema, The Universe of Futurism. 1909 - 1936