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BITEF ON FILM

THE RETURN TO REASON

We are well into the 21 st century, but it does not hurt to cast an occasional look at the one that preceded it and remind ourselves of what people did then, what they engaged in, dreamed about and fought against. The title of this year’s BITEF ON FILM is borrowed from the avant-garde artist Man Ray, an American in Paris and a crucial figure in the Dadaist and surrealistic movement. He called himself a painter but he created in other media too. In the artistic circles he was considered as one of the topmost photographers. His photograms which he named rayographs in reference to himself were famous. Like many others, he did not meet with success in his lifetime. The recognition came only after his death. His film Le Ret our ala Raison , still topical,

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PROGRAMME EDITOR: VERA KONJOVIĆ

MUSEUM OF YUGOSLAV FILM ARCHIVE