description Entr'acte Overview
Entr'acte is a 1924 French avant-garde short film directed by René Clair, created for the intermission of Francis Picabia's ballet Relâche with a musical score by Erik Satie. The Dada-influenced film features surreal imagery such as a chess game, a runaway hearse, and fast-motion chase sequences. It is intended for audiences interested in early experimental cinema and modernist art collaborations.
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Why was Entr'acte shown during a ballet?
René Clair made it to play between the two acts of Francis Picabia's Dada ballet Relâche in Paris in 1924. Its title literally refers to an intermission.
Who appears playing chess on a rooftop in Entr'acte?
Dada artists Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray are the rooftop chess players. Francis Picabia and composer Erik Satie also appear in the film.
What music accompanies Entr'acte?
Erik Satie composed the score specifically for the film and its place within Relâche. The music was designed to synchronize with Clair's rapidly changing images rather than merely provide a generic silent-film accompaniment.
Why does Entr'acte include a runaway funeral procession?
The accelerating hearse and pursuing mourners turn a solemn ritual into absurd physical comedy. That rejection of ordinary logic fits the film's Dada approach, alongside reversed motion, unusual camera angles and disconnected visual jokes.
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