Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde

Story

Synopsis

Man Ray, the master of experimental and fashion photography was also a painter, a filmmaker, a poet, an essayist, a philosopher, and a leader of American modernism. Known for documenting the cultural elite living in France, Man Ray spent much of his time fighting the formal constraints of the visual arts. Ray’s life and art were always provocative, engaging, and challenging.

Director

Mel Stuart

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

9 April 1997

Ensemble

Cast

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  Man Ray

  Self (archive footage)

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  Stockard Channing

  Narrator (voice)