After watching Man Ray's Les Mysteres de Chateau du de I believe that this film is to symbolize the modernization of society and the world ahead. Basically, the film consists of two men who travel to search the world over, and begin noticing items that are seemingly out of the ordinary, or rather baffling to them. The items that they encounter are things which include sculptures, a castle with modern luxuries, modernized angles in the building structures, various works of art, and more. Though these may not seem like great finds, when this film first came out, which was in 1929, these items were rare, and generally were only owned by people who could afford them. The other reason this film was so popular was due to the fact that the film itself was shot from first person viewing. For example, up until now, most of Man Ray's films had been shot as if a third party were watching everything that was happening, yet in this film you, the viewer, are seeing exactly what the camera man is seeing, at exactly the same time. Below is the link to this film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqGZ21WRd3A
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