Return to Reason

Four early black and white films by avant-garde filmmaker Man Ray experiment with the possibilities of cinematography. They combine live-action sequences with almost psychedelic animations, translate literary poems onto the screen and blur the line between abstraction and reality. A live soundtrack rock by duo SQÜRL from Centre Pompidou adds a new dimension to these century-old cinematic experiments. Ambient noise, slow beats and an electric guitar stand in dynamic dialogue with Ray's visual language, sometimes through contrast and sometimes through juxtaposition. A bridge between the past and the present that evokes a powerful visual-acoustic experience. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)