L'ETOILE DE MER (1928) Directed By Man Ray

MAN RAY (1934)

Απόσπασμα από ένα φιλμάκι του Man Ray,
σπουδαίου πρωτοπόρου της μοντέρνας τέχνης στον 20ό αιώνα.
Η ταινία είναι βωβή , αλλά το κομμάτι που αναρτούμε
είναι επενδυμένο τη μουσική του ταλαντούχου Yann Tiersen,
που έγραψε ένα θαυμάσιο τραγούδι για τους Cocteau Twins

ΤHE LIFE OF MAN RAY

Man Ray (August 27, 1890–November 18, 1976, aged 86) was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant contributor to both the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. Best known in the art world for his avant-garde photography, Man Ray produced major works in a variety of media and considered himself a painter above all. He was also a renowned fashion and portrait photographer.Φωτογραφία με ζωντανό εικαστικό έργο του Man Ray

While appreciation for Man Ray’s work beyond his fashion and portrait photography was slow in coming during his lifetime, especially in his native United States, his reputation has grown steadily in the decades since.

In 1999, ARTnews magazine named him one of the 25 most influential artists of the 20th century, citing his groundbreaking photography as well as "his explorations of film, painting, sculpture, collage, assemblage, and prototypes of what would eventually be called performance art and conceptual art" and saying "Man Ray offered artists in all media an example of a creative intelligence that, in its 'pursuit of pleasure and liberty,'" — Man Ray’s stated guiding principles — "unlocked every door it came to and walked freely where it would."Ο Man Ray με το φίλο του Σαλβαντόρ Νταλί,
που κοιτάει "θυμωμένος" το φακό (Παρίσι, 1934)

Man Ray also directed a number of influential avant-garde short films, known as Cinéma Pur, such as Le Retour à la Raison (2 mins, 1923); Emak-Bakia (16 mins, 1926); L'Étoile de Mer (15 mins, 1928); and Les Mystéres du Château du Dé (20 mins, 1929).

WIKIPEDIA

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L'Étoile de Mer The plot synopsis

Two people stand on a road, out of focus. Seen distorted through a glass, they retire upstairs to a bedroom where she undresses. He says, "Adieu." Images: the beautiful girl, a starfish in a jar, city scenes, newspapers, tugboats. More images: starfish, the girl. "How beautiful she is." Repeatedly. He advances up the stair, knife in hand, starfish on the step. Three people stand on a road, out of focus. "How beautiful she was." "How beautiful she is." "Beautiful."

David Carless

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Yann Tiersen
MARY
(Cocteau Twins)

Do you recognize me
Here on this sleeper train
And do you feel the pain
Growing into the night, Mary
And I can feel the taste
Of your third birthday cake
Remember how it was
To hold you into my arms, Mary
It was there
The summer lights around
I was there
His hand upon my knees
And we're gone
Across this sunny streets
And we're gone
The day you died, Mary
And we go faster now
Together throught the fields
Here on this sleeper train
And I can touch your face, Mary
The precious things we've done
Hidden under my skin
I let you sleep a while
I let you sleep a while, Mary
It was there
The summer lights around
I was there
His hand upon my knees
And we're gone
Across this sunny streets
And we're gone
The day you died, Mary