Ballet Mécanique (1924, 2K Digitally Restored, With Score by George Antheil)

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"Charlot présente le Ballet Mécanique"
Ballet Mécanique is a 1924 avant-garde silent film by French artist Fernand Léger in collaboration with American filmaker Dudley Murphy. Starring Kiki de Montparnasse.
This is one of the earliest and best example of experimental cinema.
Claimed by the Dadaist and Cubist movements, this mad mad film is a
cornucopia of fibrillating images, geometric figures, kaleidoscopic objects and so forth. All glued together with a cacophonous and bizarre music score by George Antheil.
The film was originally premiered on 24 September 1924 at the Internationale Ausstellung neuer Theatertechnik in Vienna without music accompaniment due to disagreement between the director and the composer.
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@egorgurov5870 Жыл бұрын

wtf is this comment section. great film. think about it as an exercise in exploring cinematography through method; not through narrative lens.

@valentin_din_romania Жыл бұрын

At some point I also thought that any form of art that wasn't painted in Italy during the Renaissance was trash so I can see where they are coming from but it is pretty close-minded.

@dmonvisigoth1651 11 ай бұрын

99 years later and that shit still slaps!

@gubruikertje Жыл бұрын

I am quite surprised at how much I liked it, what a mesmerising 16 minutes. The very experimental Dadaism from a century ago is obviously not for everyone, but at the very least people should appreciate it for what it is. Lashing out at a piece of art from a hunderd years does not refelct well on oneself.

@user-tm3wz7kt4j 7 ай бұрын

There's nothing remotely Dada or "experimental"--a meaningless adjective when applied to cinema--about Ballet Mecanique. The film and score are masterpieces of post-WWI Modernist moving-image/sound art. To pigeonhole it as you've done is absurd and does a grave disservice to the work.

@gubruikertje 7 ай бұрын

@@user-tm3wz7kt4j The film is described as "Dadaist post-Cubist" and a prime example of early "experimental filmmaking", with the latter actually being a term to describe the method of filmmaking. But I certainly agree there is no actual need to label art in order to enjoy it.

@mateostenberg 29 күн бұрын

@@user-tm3wz7kt4jhow the hell did you manage to be the most pretentious person in this comment section? Quite the feat

@yahooanswers4843 5 ай бұрын

100 years and its STILL hitting!!!

@AvantTom Жыл бұрын

Great copy of a great film. People who hate this film probably hate all modern art. To each his own. This is a classic work of cubism which reflects on the mechanical material and frenetic pace of the modern world integrating the natural rhythm and timbre of a modern medium, film.

@poor_impulsive 6 ай бұрын

B+ for pretentious effort :P

@CallumSpillaneMusic Ай бұрын

no it doesnt

@flyagaric23 3 ай бұрын

100 years old and still fresh! News that stays news.

@poor_impulsive 6 ай бұрын

cinematic representation of my current mind state on a day to day basis - sedate me

@lincar7987 Ай бұрын

Yup!

@user-ph1ly4sz3t 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic. I love the dance of the zeroes (the monetary dance)

@user-tm3wz7kt4j 10 ай бұрын

Congratulations to all who made this possible. Well done!!

@lincar7987 Ай бұрын

Amazing. It would be a hit nowadays. What an amazing look into what was happening in the roaring 20's. Too bad it got ruined later on. It's an amazing look at what really inventive people were dong experimentally with this new medium called film. That woman's lips had an amazing coat of lipstick. And what a smile. I thought the lady climbing the stairs with the sack was going to fall and all the mechanics of the day were pretty cool. Go to settings and play the movie at 1.75 speed it sounds pretty cool. And kind of makes sense. What say you with the speed quicker? Love it.

@johnpcomposer Жыл бұрын

For music in such perpetual motion...16 minutes does feels like a very long time.....even with the interesting visuals. Overall this is quite captivating, so much fun and quite original for it's time. If you have a tedious task and need to get into a zone listening to this is a great way to make repetitive work more interesting. A sonic juggernaut.

@poor_impulsive 6 ай бұрын

turn the volume on this down 65% and play an Alan Watts ramble over the top :)

@user-mf8mi5ct8q 6 ай бұрын

After watching this I got a phone call that said I will die in 7 days.

@tedmerr 5 ай бұрын

did you make a copy and share it?

@jfranciscosrj 5 ай бұрын

But did you die?

@ThingsThings2 5 ай бұрын

Dude I was thinking the exact same thing

@krimpfugly 4 ай бұрын

that's exactly what i thought

@akaisenpaitsubakihiganbana6706 Ай бұрын

C'est magnifique.

@johncoffin9354 Жыл бұрын

Much clearer version, with more of Antheil's instrumentation. This time the recurring features: boater hat, funnels, whisks, etc. can be seen from their first iteration. The 'Canonical' print from 2016 is a lot less clear.

@adelinecircan4389 11 ай бұрын

starting at 10:00 i love her especially at 10:16 to 10:41

@liltick102 7 ай бұрын

Whoa- I’ve been wanting to find where that shot was from for a while

@wipcosta 9 ай бұрын

agora entendo o quebra pau que saiu durante a primeira exibição!

@richardperea9668 9 ай бұрын

Way too Romantic for my taste.

@samshenkman2329 3 ай бұрын

this is really unsettling. it looks like what id imagine a lobotomy to feel like

@thebutcher1996 10 ай бұрын

Is this is the same score they used way back or it's an interpretation of it? Excellent work and thank you for bringing this masterpiece

@ReplyequalsNerd 6 ай бұрын

reminds me of the aesthetic of Death Grips

@user-yt4ms1nx4z Ай бұрын

現代より先を行っている！

@flowhannesburg1912 3 ай бұрын

Holy fuck....

@rbrtkhnr Жыл бұрын

@marksuckersburg Жыл бұрын

No wonder this was created after the Great War, all the talented minds have been killed off. Reading the comments, I finally understand why my professor said the world has never recovered from the devastation of the War.

@kgroveringer03 8 ай бұрын

I don’t think you do, tbh

@davewilliams3315 Жыл бұрын

Shakespeare the film critic: "...a tale told by an idiot / Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

@gubruikertje Жыл бұрын

I think you understand neither Shakespeare nor Dada. On second thought, maybe you actually do? Very confusing comment.

@ericfernan Жыл бұрын

If I wanted to watch videos about shapes I’d go back to kindergarten. But this high budget film is perfect for all you kindergarten dropouts or mentally retired folk. Whoever had to watch this in film studies should sue the university for their tuition back, this nonsense is below you. But for all you fangirls of this “revolutionary work”, go watch some Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or take a Calculus course. I can’t believe that in the short 84 years I’ve been alive, that I’ve already witnessed regression so severe people actually find meaning in nothing. That is the main takeaway from this “cinematic masterpiece”.

@marksuckersburg Жыл бұрын

Your comment is more engaging than the video.

@marksuckersburg Жыл бұрын

If only the filmmaker has as many brains as you…

@Tscott2279 Жыл бұрын

Bro really stole a comment from a dif upload from 7 years ago. Is some octogenarian's really the best you've got 💀

$@squidfrackr$

@squidfrackr 10 ай бұрын

Simpleton. Rot. You are nothing.

@kgroveringer03 8 ай бұрын

I’d like to see you produce an art film then.

@ericfernan Жыл бұрын

This is trash beyond understanding. I literally learnt so much about what I should not watch on youtoube

@lynnjames6629 10 ай бұрын

This is a music composer’s creation. If you listen to it without watching the video, you may hear the music undistracted. George Antheil was a very talented creator of music, but way ahead of his time.

@antoniotheburrito1405 6 ай бұрын

ok then leave? no one is keeping you here??

@qlimponx Жыл бұрын

They don’t make ‘em like they used to 🥅🍽️🫗🫙🥚🌫️🫧

@pcamposgrafica Жыл бұрын

Excelente!!!! Otro incomprendido en su época. Se suma a los genios como Beethoven, Mahler, Berg, entre otros!

@AvantTom Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Picasso and Dali!

@ryantay9642 Жыл бұрын

FASTER FASTER FASTER

@jasonc8170 10 ай бұрын

Hi there's a song from Frank Zappa on the 200 motels album that sounds like this. which Frank Zappa song from the 200 motels album sounds like this ??? Tell me please

@christjanvissers 6 ай бұрын

I'm stealing the towels