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The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra (1928)
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This short experimental film tells the story of a man who comes to Hollywood to become a star, only... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Surrealism on a shoestring moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Jules Raucourt | ... | 9413 (as Raucourt) | |
| George Voya | ... | The Star (as Voya) |
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The ultra-low budget of this film clearly shows in the extreme close-ups of faces, searchlights and office space (avoiding the need for background sets!) and stylised landscape model work: but it forms a surreal style all of its own, as extra 9413 learns to mouth 'blah blah blah' instead of talking and don bland masks instead of his own face... none of which does him any good in a world where the 'Casting today' signs always slide out further to reveal their true nature: "NO casting today". His female counterpart, dancing puppet-like to the director's tune (and perhaps his casting couch?) does rather better.
In this film, Hollywood is Hell and bliss is to become a free man and not a number. Sardonic social commentary without a single word.