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Return to Reason

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Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Man Ray's first film in 1923, RETURN TO REASON is composed of four surrealist and dreamlike short films, known as the first Dadaist films, now accompanied by a new soundtrack composed and produced by celebrated filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and composer Carter Logan. Featuring Le Retour à la Raison (Return to Reason) (1923), Emak-Bakia (1926), L’Étoile de mer (The Starfish) (1928), and Les Mystères du Château de Dé (The Mysteries of the Château de Dé) (1929), RETURN TO REASON is a dive into the surrealist and dreamlike world of one of the most prolific American visual artists.
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Diane Carson KDHX (St. Louis) May 29, 2024
Avant-garde films deliver experiences, not linear narratives. As with dreams, they may tease viewers for logical interpretation or for connections to events. I’d resist those urges... Go to Full Review
Liam Lacey Original Cin May 24, 2024
A
Man Ray’s century-old cinema poems, set to the music of Jim Jarmusch’s band Sqürl, are a welcome antidote to the contemporary credo that story is king. Go to Full Review
Rania Richardson ARTnews May 17, 2024
4/4
Swirling coils, dancing legs, twitching starfish, and thrown dice are a few of the beguiling visuals in MAN RAY: RETURN TO REASON, a recently released collection of four experimental shorts in the oeuvre of the seminal Dada and Surrealist artist. Go to Full Review
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Man Ray

Director

Marieke Tricoire

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Julie Viez

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SQÜRL

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Audrey Bourdiol

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Synopsis Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Man Ray's first film in 1923, RETURN TO REASON is composed of four surrealist and dreamlike short films, known as the first Dadaist films, now accompanied by a new soundtrack composed and produced by celebrated filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and composer Carter Logan. Featuring Le Retour à la Raison (Return to Reason) (1923), Emak-Bakia (1926), L’Étoile de mer (The Starfish) (1928), and Les Mystères du Château de Dé (The Mysteries of the Château de Dé) (1929), RETURN TO REASON is a dive into the surrealist and dreamlike world of one of the most prolific American visual artists.
Director
Man Ray
Producer
Marieke Tricoire, Julie Viez
Distributor
Janus Films
Production Co
Womanray
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
May 15, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.5K
Runtime
1h 10m
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