France Tag Archive

Music Video

Woodkid: I Love You

With an eye for a mysterious plot and sumptuous black and white cinematography, whenever Yoann Lemoine releases a promo for his musical alter-ego Woodkid, you

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Animation

Suzy’s Willy

Inspired by personal experience, Loic Espuche’s devastatingly cute animation Suzy’s Willy (Le Zizi à Suzy), sees recriminations fly after a game

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Animation, Asides

Thoughts on Death

RCA student Ana Tortos’ provocative, refreshing paint-on-glass animation 'Thoughts on Death' reveals the darker side of the school's animation department.

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Art & Fashion

Dernière Nuit

Inspired by Garig Basmadjian’s 1973 poem, Dessil Basmadjian depicts a showdown between humanity’s actions and consequences in experimental short

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Limousine: La Gaviota

Animation and motion capture skills come together beautifully in Jerome Combe’s (slightly NSFW) enchanting and voyeuristic morning after the late night

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Animation, Music Video

Yeti Lane: Analog Wheel

Simon Gesrel & Xavier Ehretsmann, directors of one of our favourite music videos of all time featured on DN, return (although this time Xavier’s

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Live Action

Marie et Fred

Earlier this year Nicolas Dedecker and Arnaud Petit aka TheDeck&Lenitch took us behind the closed doors of FRED et marie’s abusive relationship for

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2012: Punk – Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire

Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire talks to DN about experimenting with cinema in 'Punk', his intense portrait of a teenager trying to establish his identity.

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Animation

Arcane

Set in a brightly coloured, neon future, Bastien Belvaux’s graduation film from animation school EMCA Arcane feels like a frenetic mix of computer game

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Animation

Eclipse

On a distant planet, two scientists analyzing the field for its magnetic properties are facing an extraordinary phenomenon linked to the lunar eclipse. –

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2012: Le Grand Soir – Benoît Delépine

Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern continue their filmmaking partnership by transforming two of France’s most famous actors into anti-establishment

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Animation

Breaking Bad Illustrated

AMC hit show Breaking Bad gets an illustrated intro courtesy of French illustrator/motion designer Martin Woutisseth.

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