Ady

While Man Ray is mostly remembered for his significant contribution to Dada art (in several well-known Dada films), the majority of his work listed on IMDb in fact consists of a series of short home movies he made of various things, none seemingly made with the intent of ever being released. It seems that after the artist's years as a filmmaker, the home movies he made 1923-1938 somehow resurfaced and were compiled in a nearly feature-length collection aptly titled "Home Movies". While nothing in particular is unique about them, they do provide interest to fans of old film - especially those interested in the artist himself.

"Ady" was apparently shot in 1938 and is one of the shortest of the home movies. It consists of two scenes: first, a shot of Ray himself with his friend Ady Fidelin in some seaside cottage doing nothing in particular, and second, a panning view of the surrounding area. Unlike several other of these diverse and compelling home movies, nothing appears to be experimental or staged about it; just a simple documentary of two unrelated scenes, typical of amateur filmmaking. Still, a pleasant view if not exactly enthralling for the average person.