Ballet Mécanique (1924)

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A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.
Release Date
Sep 24, 1924
Runtime
00h 19m
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