Doc'n Roll Film Festival
Sunday 8th November 2020, 5:30pm Barbican Cinema 1
Dir. Francois Valenza, France, 2020, 80 mins.
Tracing a shape-shifting musical journey from his earliest chart successes to his restless odysseys to Brazil and beyond, and through the throes of creation and reinvention via a whirlwind of seductive soundtracks, Eurovision mischief and jet-set scenes, Many Lives presents the endless metamorphoses of Paris' peerless pop/electronica auteur, Sébastien Tellier.
Francois Valenza’s documentary follows the highlights of the French singer/composer's two-decade career, including his opening slot on Air’s 2001 world tour and his runway performance for Chanel during Paris Fashion Week in 2014. Many Lives includes revealing insights and stories from Tellier’s closest friends and fellow celebrities, including Jean-Michel Jarre, Xavier Veilhan and the members of Air and Phoenix.
The 80 minute documentary Sebastien Tellier: Many Lives can now be watched online at the Arte Kino Festival: https://www.artekinofestival.com/
It goes through his whole career up to now and features interviews with Tellier, Air, Jean-Michel Jarre, Christophe (including snippets from them singing the JMJ co-written Christophe song La Donce Vita) and many other artists. Happy to see some scenes from Quentin Dupieux's first feature film "Nonfilm" in which Tellier starred. There's also shots from him recording in the JMJ studio for the 2014 album L'Aventura where they play some of his synths (and Patrick Pelamourgues in the background). A fun and entertaining watch!
