Emak-Bakia
Emak-Bakia (Basque for Leave me alone) is a 1926 film directed by Man Ray. Subtitled as a cinépoéme, it features many techniques Man Ray used in his still photography (for which he is better known), including Rayographs, double exposure, soft focus and ambiguous features. The film features sculptures by Pablo Picasso, and some of Man Ray's mathematical objects both still and animated using a stop motion technique.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1926 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Man Ray |
| Runtime | 18 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.8/10 (61 votes) |
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Man Ray constructs a cinematic poem that directly translates his photographic techniques to moving images. He relies on rayographs, double exposures, and soft focus to explore the medium's capacity for abstraction, building a rhythm from disparate visual fragments.
What lingers after the final frame is the raw sensation of light playing on celluloid, a reminder of cinema's alchemical origins. It's a foundational text of the avant-garde. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Man Ray
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View in a dark room, as a sensory experience, not a narrative.
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