Restored on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, Man Ray’s first foray into filmmaking, the wildly improvisational and unapologetically fragmentary “Return to Reason!
In 1923, Man Ray improvises his first film. This movie, boldly surrealist, is called “Le Retour à la raison”. Subsequently, he renews the experience with “Emak Bakia” in 1926, “L‘Étoile de mer” in 1928 and “Les Mystères du château de Dé” in 1929.
In 2023, Jim Jarmush and Carter Logan, the founding members of the group Sqürl, compose a soundtrack to the four films as if they were forming one unique piece.
“Return To Reason” celebrates the 100th anniversary of Man Ray’s cinematic Œuvre, restored for the first time in 4K. Il reveals the unique dialogue between two multitalented artists, and creates an undefinable object, a piece of visual music that resonates through its modernity and poetry.