Paris Qui Dort
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The Crazy Ray is a 1925 French science fiction comedy short film directed by René Clair
. The film is about a mad doctor who uses a magic ray on citizens which causes them to freeze in strange and often embarrassing positions. People who are unaffected by the ray begin to loot Paris. The film's original French title is Paris Qui Dort, which means "Paris which sleeps". It is also known as At 3:25. The film is available on the Region 1 Criterion DVD release of another Clair film, Under the Roofs of Paris
(1930).
René Clair
René Clair born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker.-Biography:He was born in Paris and grew up in the Les Halles quarter. He attended the Lycée Montaigne and the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. During World War I, he served as an ambulance driver. After the war, he started a career as a journalist...
. The film is about a mad doctor who uses a magic ray on citizens which causes them to freeze in strange and often embarrassing positions. People who are unaffected by the ray begin to loot Paris. The film's original French title is Paris Qui Dort, which means "Paris which sleeps". It is also known as At 3:25. The film is available on the Region 1 Criterion DVD release of another Clair film, Under the Roofs of Paris
Under the Roofs of Paris
Under the Roofs of Paris is a 1930 French film directed by René Clair. It was probably the earliest French example of a filmed musical-comedy, although its often dark tone differentiates it from other instances of the genre...
(1930).