Anémic cinéma
1925
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Anémic cinéma
1925
A film made with the help of Man Ray, apparently simple in concept and mechanics, Anémic cinéma presents images of rotating discs on which abstract motifs alternate with spiral texts. A succession of static shots of an apparatus contrived by Marcel Duchamp, it seems to parody the silent film’s alternation of image and intertitle. Optical effects generating depth are commented on, as it were, by the coiling words that return the viewer to flatness. The slow rotation of the discs produces an effect of swelling out and shrinking in on which the punning and suggestive texts confer erotic connotations.
Domain | Cinéma | Film |
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Techniques | Film 16 mm noir et blanc, muet |
Duration | 8 minutes 32 secondes |
Acquisition | Achat, 1976 |
Inventory no. | AM 1976-F0127 |
On display:
Museum, level 4, Film, video, sound, digital works area
Detailed description
Artist |
Marcel Duchamp
(1887, France - 1968, France) |
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Main title | Anémic cinéma |
Creation date | 1925 |
With | Assistance technique : Man Ray et Marc Allégret |
Domain | Cinéma | Film |
Description | Le film alterne dix disques optiques réalisés en 1923 et neuf contrepétries en spirales |
Techniques | Film 16 mm noir et blanc, muet |
Duration | 8 minutes 32 secondes |
Acquisition | Achat, 1976 |
Collection area | Cinéma |
Inventory no. | AM 1976-F0127 |