Ballet mecanique (1924) Fernand Leger - Part 2

amazing sound quality for the '20s.
video is of a rather good quality too.

a question though is it George Antheil as some comments say, or Fernand Leger? or is audio by GA and video by FL?

audio GA and video FL

neither futurism or dadaism: leger was a cubist.

Yes, in some of his paintings.

@cuchulainn2661 so you went to wikipedia so you could condescendingly "correct" people.

Well, as an Art History major I'll say that like most, if not all artists, he wasn't part of a single trend or "genre." Some of his work also falls under futurism, as does much of the work by many cubists.

ok, so you are a troll (or an Art History Major troll, it makes on difference) , but you have a good point when you say that it is uncorrect to trace the aesthetics of an artist to a single trend, nevertheless it is very common and useful. still. I think that you can refer to Leger as a "cubist", just considering his major features.
btw, the fact is that I came to see this video while I was preparing an exam (one of the last before my degree). so shut the fuck up, live long and prosper.

yeah definitely see how henry cow or the art bears or sleepytime gorrilla musuem could possibly be influenced by this.

It's an abstract film and it is about creating a link between human and machines and show ralations in shape and rythm. at the end we see the woman smelling a flower but because of what we saw before we can not look at her in a non mecanical way anymore so that means they created a differend perception for the viewer.

yeah some henry cow and even magma

Yes the piece is futurist in its conception and instrumentation, however i guess that perhaps Antheil main purpose on the piece is a somewhat Dada perspective that the film also focus. So i guess that Ballet Mecanique is somewhat between futurism and dadaism, as well as the video itself!