New York State Writers Institute - Ballet Mecanique
New York State Writers Institute - Classic Film Series, Fall 1996
BALLET MECHANIQUE
October 11, 1996 (Friday)
7:30 p.m.
Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue
UAlbany's Downtown Campus
(French, 1924, 15 minutes, black-and-white, silent, 16mm)
Directed by Dudley Murphy and Fernand Leger
This surrealistic film uses the design and artistic style of French cubist painter Fernard Leger to honor the art form of dance.