Entr'acte (film)

Entr'acte
Directed byRené Clair
Written byRené Clair
Francis Picabia
Produced byRolf de Maré
StarringJean Börlin
Inger Frïis
Marcel Duchamp
Man Ray
Francis Picabia
Erik Satie
CinematographyJimmy Berliet
Music byErik Satie
Distributed bySociété Nouvelle des Acacias
Release date
  • 4 December 1924 (1924-12-04)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Entr'acte is a silent French Dada short film directed by René Clair. It premiered on 4 December 1924 at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris as a prologue and entr'acte for the Ballets Suédois production of Relâche,[1] based on a book by Francis Picabia,[2] which had settings by Picabia, was produced by Rolf de Maré, and was choreographed by Jean Börlin. The music for both the ballet and the film was composed by Erik Satie.

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, Oxford University, p. 553
  2. ^ Oxford Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, Oxford University, p. 552