Balançoires (1928)

A young couple go to the carnival. After some savage heavy petting they meet a sinister fakir who offers to sell them Truth for six sous. A set of uncanny events follow. At worst 'avant-gardist' in the extreme, at best the counterpart to Cœur Fidèle's 'fête foraine' sequence after the abolition of melodrama. Excellent black screen cutting and chaotic camera shaking characterize the style.

Released

1928-08-04

Genres

Comedy

Runtime

25 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Noël Renard

TMDB rating

8.4/10 from 6 votes