Man Ray
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky, August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American modernist artist who spent most of his career inParis, France. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known in the art world for his avant-garde photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself.
Entr'acte
as Chess player, white setStop-motion photography blends with extreme slow-motion in Clair's first and most 'dada' film,...
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Dadascope
as Voiceover (archive audio)Free-associative images are juxtaposed with disorienting poetry in Richter's late work. The film...
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Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
as Himself (archive footage)Man Ray, the master of experimental and fashion photography was also a painter, a filmmaker, a...
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La Garoupe
as himselfHome movie from Man Ray while on vacation with Pablo Picasso, Paul, Nusch and Cecile Eluard,...
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8 X 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements
as uncredited8 x 8: A Chess-Sonata in 8 Movements is an American experimental film directed by Hans Richter,...
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Poison
as himselfShort black and white surrealist film from Man Ray starring himself and Meret Oppenheim.
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Juliet
as himselfA late period home movie with Man Ray and his lovely friend Juliet Browner lounging together in...
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The Mysteries of the Chateau of Dice
as SelfMannequin hands hold a pair of dice. A castle is perched on a hilltop. Below it, a posh, modern...
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Dada
as uncredited1967 film directed by Greta Deseson about the Dada art movement. Featuring Marcel Duchamp, Man...
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Ady
as himselfVery brief view of Man Ray and his friend Ady Fidelin while at a seaside resort
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Un été à la Garoupe
as SelfLa Garoupe, a beach in Antibes, in 1937. For one summer, the painter and photographer Man Ray...
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Grimace
as uncreditedProduced over several years between 1962 and 1967, Grimaces shows the faces of over a hundred...
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Dance
as HimselfHome movie from Man Ray featuring dancer Jenny gyrating in black and white.
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About Special Effects
as uncreditedThis film deals with the theme of the heritage left to the underground cinema by the historical...
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Self-Portrait or What We All Miss
as himselfMix of surrealist images of bubbles and smoke with some documentation of the world lived by Man...
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Lee Miller: Through the Mirror
as Self (archive footage)Biographical documentary of Lee Miller (aka Elizabeth Miller, 1907-1977), her early years in USA...
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William Wegman: Video Work 1970-1999
as uncreditedFrom 1970-1977 William Wegman created some of the most innovative and important works in the...
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