Melody
Although Gainsbourg and Birkin had appeared in a string of films since their magnetic collision in Pierre Grimblat’s Slogan, Melody was a bit of diversion from their collaborations since it’s a series of interwoven videos inspired by the Gainsbourgalbum. For '71 it’s a novel concept to bring visual life to an LP, but even more surprising are the short film’s amazing visuals that director Averty crafted using a wealth of video filters, overlays, camera movements and chroma key effects. Averty applies these in tandem with the increasing tone of Gainsbourg’s songs, which more or less chronicle an older man's affair with a young girl. Each song is comprised of steady, sometimes brooding poetic delivery, with refrains timed to the phrase repeats of each song, while Alan Parker’s buzzing guitar accompanies and wiggles around Gainsbourg’s resonant voice. The bass is fat and groovy, the drums easy but steady, and the periodic use of strings or rich vibrato makes this short a sultry little gem.
Year: 1971
Genre: Music, Romance, TV Movie
Studio:
Director: Jean-Christophe Averty
Cast: Jane Birkin, Serge Gainsbourg
Crew: Jean-Christophe Averty (Director), Josette Verrier (Costume Design), Jean-Claude Vannier (Original Music Composer), Jacques Duhamel (Director of Photography), Serge Gainsbourg (Writer), Raymond Nègre (Production Design)
Runtime: 28 minutes
Release: Dec 22, 1971
IMDb: 6.50/10 by 2 users
Popularity: 0
Country: France
Language: Français
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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