LA GAITE LYRIQUE

Iggy Pop has been at the top of the punk pantheon for decades. He may well be 72 years old but he’s just as rebellious as ever. In July 2019, the legendary American performed a jazz vibes set based on his latest album, “Free”, in the historic foyer of the Gaîté Lyrique in Paris.

Tourists eating and taking photos. Tourists strolling and taking photos. Tourists bathing on the beach and taking more photos. Barcelona has become an overexploited photocall to the point of paroxysm, and this is what this film shows by turning the camera and pointing towards the visitors. A small gesture that, added to a powerful sound contrast and a caustic sense of humour, exposes without subterfuge a grotesque normality.

Sébastien Tellier is a singular artist with multiple facets: Darling of the Paris electro scene since the turn of the century and yet able to represent France at the kitsch fest of the Eurovison song contest in 2008. Performing at the ARTE Concert Festival on November 13 2020 at the release of his latest album ‘Simple Minds’