Duchamp’s Anemic Cinema is recalled as a collaboration between Duchamp and Man Ray, but it was really a collaboration between May Ray and Duchamp’s female alter ego Rrose Selavy (c’est la vie, geddit?). It was made with Duchamp’s kinetic sculptures, the Rotoreliefs, which I have written about before here. The title Anemic Cinema is a near palindrome.
Previously on Dangerous Minds:
The full pun is “eros c’est la vie”. I also like L.H.O.O.Q. which Duchamp titled his mustachioed Mona Lisa with, which is homophonic with “she has a hot ass” (approximately)in French.
I wish it didn’t have that insipid sound track. Better to watch it in silence, I think.
wow, just found your site when looking for a link for Anemic Cinema to give to a new share-friend on slsk.
i did not realize the palindrome. i wish to know more about LHOOQ, and what John said. I’m not sure i follow.
i will make your site my new standard link because it has more knowledge attached via the website!
so far, suspect that you are into the same stuff i am, so i will dig around happily.
have you seen David Lynch’s “Alphabet”? you would appreciate that. experimental short film, stop motion animation from 1968.
