The French cubist painter Fernand Leger collaborated with American photographer Dudley Murphy to produce a dynamic view of modern life in the 1920’s. Using a series of rapidly intercut contrasting images, the film reduces humans to mechanical objects, creating rhythms and patterns of expressive force.
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ACMI Identifier
016483
Language
English
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)