Montparnasse

Montparnasse (1929)

Come take an avant-garde walk in the Montparnasse of the late 1920's. This district of Paris, filmed in a most unusual way, shows how dedicated it is to art. Visit its art galleries and exhibitions, take a glimpse of famous painter Fujita, of Luis Buñuel eyeing the legs of beautiful Parisian passing the terrace of the café where he sits, of Italian futurists Marinetti, Prampolini and Russolo.

Data lansării
1929-04-30
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (19)
Durată
17 min
Genuri
Documentar
Regizor
Eugène Deslaw

Distribuție

Curiozități

Montparnasse is a French short documentary film, released in 1929, that was directed, filmed and produced by Eugène Deslaw, a Ukrainian filmmaker. The film is also known as Montparnasse: Poème du Café crème; Montparnasse ou le poème du café crème; Quatre Cafés.

Production

Many scenes capture shadows, different camera angles show the hustle and bustle of the city life on the street, art being created and sold in street markets, café culture, folks sharing a laugh and more. Some of the people featured in this film, Tsuguharu Foujita, Luigi Russolo, Luis Buñuel, and Yuki Katsura are said to have become famous afterwards according to Translucent being: Eugène Deslaw.

The entire film is in black and white and features many experimental camera movements and angles. Deslaw plays with tilted or skewed camera angles, several shots wipe into the next and there is no shortage of whips and pans in scenes.

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