La Jetée (Chris Marker, 1962)

A unique short film, La Jetée is composed of still photographs which tell a story of time-travel and a post-apocalyptic world. This was the short that inspired the movie 12 Monkeys, so if you've seen it I suggest you watch this.

The only film that I know of with a similar format is Greed (von Stroheim, 1924), but in this case the still photographs were used to make up for lost footage.

I've found it on youtube, split into three parts of about 10 minutes each. Enjoy.

Je suis fou

I haven't slept in a while. At 9:30 I have to direct the rest of my short film. Normally, one would sleep before such a task in order to feel lucid and energized. Maybe not having slept in over 24 hours will help me direct today's scenes in a proper manner. These scenes are about mental, and spiritual, breakdown. What better than to direct them will mentally breaking down and on the verge of delirium?

Update: Bad idea. Sleep is necessary.

Weekly Woman: Juliette Gréco

This week's woman is Juliette Gréco, a French singer most popular during the 50s. Unlike later chanson singers, Juliette's voice was deep and, for lack of a better word, solemn. I'd like to compare her to Marlene Dietrich, but to prove my comparison I would have to post a video or link to her 1951 hit, the cabaret-like "Je suis comme je suis", which I cannot find at the moment.

Therefore I will post another song, somewhat more cheerful, and bizarre. Juliette Gréco in front of what appears to be a dune-buggy. Juliette Gréco inviting us into her world. Zoom zoom, zoom; zoom. Juliette Gréco's doe-eyes fluttering as she smiles at us; closing as she enters blissful pleasure. "Déshabillez-moi", French for "Strip me". It might as well mean "Melt me".

Whisky, meskal y pisco; magical logic.

Reinauguro mi blog. Y lo haré con la misma frase celebre.

"y a esta, de todas las campanas, llamaré Sanantinto"

Dada la existencia de los Jaivas, y de las orquestas, uno debe aceptar que indudablemente el mejor concierto posible debería reunir estos dos elementos. Veanlo ustedes mismos, y chequeen la diablada!

(I'm entertaining the idea of making this a bilingual blog. Por lo tanto, bear with me.)

I'm reopening my blog. And I'll do so with the same famous quote.

"and this one, of all the bells, I shall name Sanantinto"

Given the existence of los Jaivas, and of orchestras, one must accept the fact that the best possible concert must indubitably bring together these two elements. See for yourselves, and check out the diablada!





(to all my English-speaking readers, "demoler" means to demolish, verb which some of you might have heard shouted by the world's first punk band)