Ballet Mécanique

About Ballet Mécanique

Ballet Mécanique is a Dadaist, post-Cubist art film conceived, written, and co-directed by the artist Fernand Léger in collaboration with the filmmaker Dudley Murphy. It has a musical score by the American composer George Antheil.

Dudley Murphy and Fernand Léger directed Ballet Mécanique, a 1924 fantasy film. The film is filed under avant-garde, experimental film, montparnasse, and short film.

Kiki of Montparnasse stars as Smiling Girl, and Katrin Murphy as Girl with Flower. It runs 19 minutes and was released in September 1924.

The screenplay is by Fernand Léger.

At Land, The Starfish, and Time Piece make useful companions to Ballet Mécanique. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 118 votes.