Mode d’Emploi, Les Nouveaux Réalistes

1970 1h 11m FR

Synopsis

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Filmed in the 1970s with the art critic Otto Hahn, this film is the only visual document which brings together the thirteen Nouveaux Réalistes who participated in the artistic movement created by critic Pierre Restany in 1960 and including the text of the declaration collective was signed by Yves Klein in nine copies. Each of the artists appropriates a piece of land from the civilization of waste: from Arman the accumulations, from César the compressions of scrap metal, from Jean Tinguely the rusty machines, from Raymond Hains the torn posters.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yves Klein
Jean Tinguely
Niki de Saint Phalle
Martial Raysse
César
Arman
Bernard Murat
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adrian Maben
Writers: Otto Hahn

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Françoise Collin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yves Klein and Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Adrian Maben directs. Françoise Collin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Françoise Collin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Yves Klein and Jean Tinguely and Niki de Saint Phalle carry the top of the cast.