Directed by Amelie Harrault & Valerie Loiseleux • Documentary • 2020 • 51 minutes
Episode 4: The Enchanters of Montparnasse
The war has ended, and the streets erupt in celebration. Montparnasse swings to the rhythms of jazz and hops to the buzz of lively cafés. Paris is a movable feast. Conceived as reactions against the absurdity of war, the Dadaist and Surrealist revolutions are underway.
Leading the charge are “the three musketeers”: Breton, Aragon, and Soupault, backed by Man Ray, Desnos, Tzara, and many others. In 1919, one of the major works of the Surrealist movement is unveiled : Les Champs magnétiques.
The model Kiki, revered by every painter of the day and poised to be crowned queen of Montparnasse, has a tumultuous love affair with Man Ray before he takes off with Lee Miller.
Directed by Amelie Harrault & Valerie Loiseleux • Documentary • 2020 • 53 minutes
Episode 5: Libertad!
The interwar period is significant for its tumults of enthusiasm and illusion. Communism is a tempting alternative, and the desire for social, moral, artistic, and political revolution han...
Directed by Amelie Harrault & Valerie Loiseleux • Documentary • 2020 • 52 minutes
Episode 6: Midnight in Paris
World War II erupts, and France mobilizes its war effort. After the debacle of June 1940 and the Occupation of Nazi Germany, Europe is in tatters, and artists and intellectuals fle...
