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Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Eschewing conventional narrative, Jacques BreI is AIive and WelI and Living in Paris transforms Mort Shuman and Eric BIau's beloved 35-song stage revue into an infectious movie musical that showcases both BreI's astonishing songwriting breadth and the resourcefuI audacity of 70's filmmaking. Belgian born BreI's richIy sensual, uncompromising and lyrical songs provide a simultaneously ecstatic and tragic framework for this flamboyant and moving fiIm. Director Denis Heroux utiIizes everything from puppetry to Iocation photography to shepherd Brel's music far beyond the proscenium-bound horizon.
Working from the surreal imagery and concrete emotions in which Brel Iaced his Iyrics, songwriter Mort Shuman transforms Brel's French chansons into Iushly romantic yet unsentimentaI EngIish language versions. Shuman, Elly Stone and Joe MasieII give voice to BreI's tangos and boleros in an expIosion of settings that are inexhaustably imaginative and intimate. But the true showstopper offers BreI himself singing his signature, "Ne Me Quitte Pas," in a sequence that ranks as one of the most powerfuIIy understated and sincere musical performances ever put on fiIm.
From the vitrioIic anti-war accusations of "Au Suivant" to the achingIy reaI "Chanson des Vieux Amours" , Brel foments protest without preaching, celebrates tragedy without shinning emotion. Kino's presentation of AFT's Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris is proof of this ceIebrated modern troubadour's timeIess reIevance and enduring passion. |
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