While Man Ray is mostly remembered for his significant contribution to Dada art (in several well-known Dada films), the majority of his work listed on IMDb in fact consists of a series of short home movies he made of various things, none seemingly made with the intent of ever being released. It seems that after the artist's years as a filmmaker, the home movies he made 1923-1938 somehow resurfaced and were compiled in a nearly feature-length collection aptly titled "Home Movies". While nothing in particular is unique about them, they do provide interest to fans of old film - especially those interested in the artist himself.
"Juliet" is titled after Juliet Browner, who I suppose was one of Man Ray's friends, although while she takes up a fair amount of screen time in this three-minute home movie she certainly doesn't stay the main focus consistently. There are a variety of scenes to be seen in this one: a classic old amateur film where the cameraman used one reel of film sparingly, taking short and sweet glimpses of everything, none with much relevance to the others. The opening shots of Juliet and Man Ray behind the window where it creates a neat blurring effect are quite artistic and cool; the rest of the film consists of street shots, Man Ray talking to Juliet and as well as screwing around, and Juliet doing an interesting dance. Not very coherent, but not a professional film, so it didn't need to be. Just another fascinating glimpse into the life of this artist.
"Juliet" is titled after Juliet Browner, who I suppose was one of Man Ray's friends, although while she takes up a fair amount of screen time in this three-minute home movie she certainly doesn't stay the main focus consistently. There are a variety of scenes to be seen in this one: a classic old amateur film where the cameraman used one reel of film sparingly, taking short and sweet glimpses of everything, none with much relevance to the others. The opening shots of Juliet and Man Ray behind the window where it creates a neat blurring effect are quite artistic and cool; the rest of the film consists of street shots, Man Ray talking to Juliet and as well as screwing around, and Juliet doing an interesting dance. Not very coherent, but not a professional film, so it didn't need to be. Just another fascinating glimpse into the life of this artist.
