Name Daft Punk aka Thomas Bangatter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Chrrsto.
Who? Techno boffins who brought the funk back to French dance music.
So what are they doing In the film section? They've worked with some of the best names in music videos (Michael Gondry. Spike Jonze and Roman Coppola) and produced a full- Iength animated feature (Interstel/a 5555 directed by anime legend Kazuhisa Takenéchi). They obviously picked up a few tips directing their own videos for ‘Fresh' and ‘Technologic' amongst others. Now the duo have branched out, writing and directing E/ectroma. a beautifully shot road movie which follows two robots as they journey across the desert.
Why the move from music to film? ‘I made films with Thomas when we were about 12 or 13-years-old.’ explains Homem—Christo. ‘For maybe 15 years we've been watching movies together and sharing this love of cinema. And after all we had done in music and videos, I think it was a natural progression for us.‘
What should we expect from this directorial debut? ‘E/ectroma is more close to painting, like surrealism. than just a movie; it's really meditative and slow. Having no dialogue emphasises the emotion and is a way for us to give the audience more freedom to make an interpretation for themselves.‘
Should we expect a disco- fled eiectronica soundtrack? Surprisingly not. It's all 703 country rock. classical music and tracks from the likes of Brian Eno. Todd Rundgren and Curtis Maytield. “For the first time we've not put any Daft Punk music on a project.‘ says Homem-Christo. ‘So for us. it's just a little step. or maybe a big step because it's making us go beyond just music; it's another dimension for us.’
Arie Daft Punk giving up the music for directing? ‘We still love movies and we still love music so I think a combination of the two works well for us.‘
(Henry Nonhmore)
I Electroma (Warner) is released on DVD, Mon 22 Oct.
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Carmen tl’( it C... t('arlox Satit'a. Spain. Whit Antonio (iadex. l.aura del Sol. l’aco de Lucia. I l lmin. (‘hor'eographer (iadex eaxtx unknown del Sol ax the lead in hix flamenco ballet production ot' ( tll‘lm'll. and ti\ the t‘L‘ltL‘ttt‘xttl period gttlltet'x momentum pr‘oceedx to tall in low with her. The concert ot lite mirroring art ix the oldext in the book. but who carex when the dancing ix ax beautit'ul and ax highl) charged ax it ix here'.’ Part ol’ l)ariee:l’ilrii ()7. I'r/m/iuuie. lz‘i/rrrlmre/i.
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