Series, ballet, album. to see and hear what the editors have to say this week.
Damn shot!
Shy Raphael makes his first film about his grandmother, a former resistance fighter whose past heroism is matched only by her current villainy. But the loss of funding, the vagaries of the stars, the cowardice of his producer, his crush on the leading actress and the threat of a crow blackmailing him turn the young director’s experience into a nightmare. Pierre Nini and Igor Gottesman, fueled by the humor of Dummies like Ricky Gervais and Ben Stiller, turn this fiasco into a laugh factory, skillfully managing all registers and sources (joke, mockery, absurd dialogue, parody, play: words…). The actor and director, along with the creators, writers and producers of this Netflix series, break convention and show behind the scenes of a dream factory turned into an industry of chaos. The episodes lose a bit of impact halfway through, but the directing ideas, the script’s demands and the actors’ delight in their respective scores (Pierre Niney, Vincent Cassel, Francois Civil, Géraldine Nakachet, Louise Koldefy…) make this a comedy. stand out from the crowd. M.L.
FiascoWith and with Igor Gottesman and Pierre Niney, Géraldine Nakache, François Civil, Vincent Cassel… on Netflix, April 30.
Immortal Giselle
Agathe Pupeni.
In his autobiography. Don’t forget why you dance (1), Aurelie Dupont writes: Giselle is the role that every dancer dreams of playing. He will be the one I dance with the most in my career. The choreography by Jean Coralli and Jules Perrault is a gem that has survived the years without aging, with music by Adolphe Adam.” And for this revival, we have a star-studded party at Opéra Garnier (2), as we’ll be able to see Miriam Ould-Braham, Bleuen Battistoni and Dorothe Gilbery in the lead roles. A bucolic village and Giselle dying of love until she becomes a spirit haunting the forest. She will be accepted by Willis, determined to take revenge on the men who deceived them, and in long white tutus, in an atmosphere of fog, they appear in a cemetery, we see a cross, a moonbeam, it is Act 2. . It is the climax of the ballet, which is considered the essence of the romantic ballet, the white ballet. It is also a beautiful and strong image of a sorority with grand jets, arabesques, pointes, the dance becomes immaterial, fiery, unity is power, we are bewitched, bewitched… Giselle proves to us once again that she is immortal. BB:
(1) Don’t forget why you dance, Aurélie Dupont, Éditions Albin Michel, 480 p., €22.90. (2) Gisellefrom May 2 to June 1 at the Opéra Garnier in Paris. operadeparis.fr:
The fluid and magnetic pop music of Calypso Valois
Marco dos Santos.
From the classical music she started at age 5, Calypso Valois seems to have retained the rigor and need to explore harmonic language. From the Velvet Underground and the punk his parents, Ellie and Jackno, listened to, he inherited the apathy of a generation that screamed about its lack of future (no future) while offering itself the tools of its own autonomy (do it yourself). . Anglo-Saxon musical literature and the shadowy ballads of his godfather, Etienne Dahoe, gave him his kaleidoscopic vision of art. It is difficult to listen to his music with closed eyes, because the gorgeous images of his clips, signed by Christophe Honoré or Bertand Mandico, are inextricably associated with him. Parisian composer and performer Calypso Valois releases second album titled Apocalypse: where his delicate voice wanders through melodies as sweet to the ear as they are full of dissonance and enigmas. During the ten tracks of his album, Calypso Valois immerses us in the romantic universe of synthpop, where electro and 1970s disco meet with piano, guitar, strings and orchestral flights. compatible, Apocalypse:a nod to the film Apocalypse Now:restores a musician who fascinates with his musical delicacy, elegance and fluidity of voice. PG:
Apocalypse:, Expertise. Concert on May 15 at La Boule Noire in Paris.
Source: Le Figaro
