Je suis né d’une cigogne is both an insanely anarchic portrait of adolescent rebellion and an ingenious parable of social exclusion and immigration in an uncaring society. Social realism rapidly gives way to black comedy and madcap surrealism in a film which broaches some pressing social issues with precision and well-intended irony. From both its look and its content, Je suis né d’une cigogne feels like a blatant homage to the works of Jean-Luc Godard, one of the leading figures of the French New Wave. The plot looks like a crazy mélange of Godard’s À bout de souffle , Pierrot le fou and Weekend, whilst the manic use of jump cutting and over-exposure is Godard’s technique carried to an extreme which even Godard may have considered excessive. It may seem unlikely but this very unusual visual style works well and the result is something that is far more substantial and worthy than a shameless appropriation of another director’s technique.
Chaque matin Otto et Louna se croisent dans le RER. Otto vit dans une HLM avec sa mere. Il est chomeur et vend un journal pour SDF. Louna est coiffeuse et vit chez une vieille dame harcelee par les huissiers. Un jour ils decident de tout plaquer. Accompagnes d'Ali, un jeune immigre fugueur et spirituel, ils volent une voiture et partent au hasard des routes. Une cigogne blessee trouvee au bord du chemin va donner un sens a leur cavale. Ils l'adoptent, la baptisent Mohamed, decident de lui faire passer la frontiere allemande pour retrouver ses parents.
The second Piano Classics Explorer 10-CD set offers a wide range of rarely heard French piano repertoire.
The Piano Classics Explorer series offers valuable and attractively themed collections from its catalogue. Piano Classics was the first label to exclusively devote itself to piano music. Since its founding in 2010 it has released countless extraordinary recordings, presenting many repertoire rarities and amazing young pianists. The press has always been enthusiastic about the label’s releases and has showered many 5-star and Editor’s Choices on them.