简介："LeVoyageImaginaire"belongstothemostavant-gardefirstperiodofthefrenchifiedfilmdirectorRenéClair.ThisisfromhissilentandexperimentalfilmperiodofwhichthisGermanCountisveryfonddespiteHerrClairbeingadescendantofthoserevolutionarieswhotreatedsobadlythearistocracyofthatcountrysomeyearsago. "LeVoyageImaginaire"isfullofsuggestionsinwhichdifferentgenresaremixed(avant-garde,comedy,surrealism)withoutanyrealconnection.It'sareallybizarrefilmthatrelatesthecomplicatedrelationshipbetweenthreebankclerks(andtheirboss)forthetypistgirlthatworksinthesameoffice.HerrClaircreatesadreamworldwhichplungestheaudienceintoauniversefulloffantasy.Thereareladyfortunetellers,fairies,classicstorycharactersandevenmodernheroessuchas"Charlot"(forthefrenchifiedpeople)nottomentionthe"NotreDame"roofsandthemuseum"Grévin".TothisGermanCountitseemstobeakindofdeludedfairytale,extravagant,anxiouslyexaggeratedandveryrichinfilmideas. Thatmixeddreamworldbenefitsfromusingallthespecialeffectsknownatthattime(slowmotion,doubleexposure,opticaleffects)combinedwithsimplebackgroundsthatareperfectfortheformalaspectofthestory.Itallcreatesanunrealatmosphere,incredibleanddumbfoundingattimes.HerrClairdirectedaveryspecialfilmthatisthought-provokingandfascinating.…