And Charlotte Gainsburg has a backing. His father is Serge Gainsburg and his mother is Jane Birkin. Both are men of the 60s and 70s. Regarding the story of Serge Gainsburg, I suggest you google it. At least 30% of a group of big beauties in the French music scene since the 1960s have something to do with him. In the 1960s and 1970s, France began to follow the example of the United States, but Serge Gainsburg held onto a territory in France and was basically a legend. His mother, Jane Birkin, is also a well-known beauty, she is also top-notch singing, and she has also appeared in movies. She can be seen in the famous "Zoom". Although Charlotte herself is not a big beauty, she is definitely the type I like and has a feeling. Charlotte's record "5:55" is also one of my favorite records last year. AIR is the producer. The whole record is very clean and comfortable. Although there are a lot of English songs, it can't conceal the strong French flavor.
Both actors have said so much, and then, a director I like, Michel Gondry. If you are interested, you can see his name on the MVs of many big-name singers/bands, Bjork, Chemical brothers, daft punk, beck... and some big-name commercials, LEVI'S, the VODKA, GAP that starts with S, worldlink... Go to youtube and search for his name, you can know how good this person is. What I admire most about him is that he never used 3D, but used various seemingly outdated methods to make various special effects. This way, there is no need to put all kinds of software and new equipment, but it is a reason to use the old synthesizer and Analog to make songs. Nostalgic, with a sense of texture, the work reveals more people rather than machines. Moreover, this person is definitely the type of flying around in his head. If you go to see the film he made, you will be stunned.
Furthermore, the whole film of "Sleep Science" talks about the interlacing of dreams and reality, which is especially in line with my interest in watching movies.
Also, the music in the film is very exciting. I remember that when I was writing the script some time ago, I kept listening to the original sound of the movie. The entry and exit of music is very subtle, not stealing the limelight, but interlocking, very well in place. There is also a surprise, that is, it used a song from Velvet Underground, but it was modified a bit. Gael wore an animal headgear while playing drums and singing, never tire of it.
At the beginning of the film, Gael was busy working on the TV station he dreamed of. From editing to photography to scoring to hosting, he was all alone. I won’t talk about the specific content, I hope everyone can see it in person.
I think the director should have a special affection for the name Stephane/Stephanie. In his previous short film called lettre, the actor was also called Stephane. In that short film, Stephane is a little boy who likes photography. He took pictures of the girl he likes, turned off the lights at night, and silently waited for the negatives to show up. Throughout the holiday, he had been waiting for the girl's letter, but he didn't wait. When he saw the girl again, the girl just told him indifferently, in fact, I like your brother. It is also possible that Gael of "Sleep Science" plays the role of the grown-up little boy, who goes in and out of dreams and reality every day, unable to distinguish the boundaries.
There are many meaningful images in the film, huge hands, various gizmos, water made of plastic paper, paper-shell cars... everything makes people feel childlike, just like the poster says: close your eyes, open your heart.
This film feels like a velvet underground song, not intense, not dazzling, nor sharp. It's like an old piano in an old house. Sunlight occasionally falls on the keys. When pressed, the sound is a little trembling and clumsy, but it is straight into the hearts of the people and can always be aftertaste.
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