Balançoires (1928)

  • NR
  • 08/04/1928 (FR)
  • 25m

Overview

A young couple go to the carnival. After some savage heavy petting they meet a sinister fakir who offers to sell them Truth for six sous. A set of uncanny events follow. At worst 'avant-gardist' in the extreme, at best the counterpart to Cœur Fidèle's 'fête foraine' sequence after the abolition of melodrama. Excellent black screen cutting and chaotic camera shaking characterize the style.

Noël Renard

Director

Cast

Hubert Daix's headshot

Hubert Daix

Valentine Gragowska's headshot

Valentine Gragowska

Josette Perdriat's headshot

Josette Perdriat

François Viguier's headshot

François Viguier

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