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L'Etoile de Mer (short - 1928)

  Genre: Short

Director: Man Ray
Writer: Robert Desnos (poem)
Cast: Kiki of Montparnasse, André de la Rivière, Robert Desnos
Runtime: 16 min.
Release Date: 1928 (France)
User Rating: 7,5/10

Review: "I saw this (and several other films by Man Ray) as part of a DVD collection of avant garde shorts.
This one, however, stood out above all the rest. This director clearly had an ability to capture the surreal and dreamlike that David Lynch or Jan Svankmajer would envy. I was simply in awe throughout the 16 minutes this was on screen.
One great aspect, though, about this short film, was the music. Now, the music may not have been part of Ray's original intentions, but it fitted this film perfectly - haunting and hypnotic. Reminded me a lot of some of the incidental music from Tarkovsky's Stalker.
This short definitely gets a 10. "
Written by Davidgoesboating (imdb.com)



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