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Films From the Silent era and up that you can't find anywhere else!
ANNA 1967 Serge Gainsbourg and Marianne Faithfull
A combination of Godard's playful subversions and Jacques Demy's candy-colored musical romanticism, Anna is a uniquely fascinating document of the era, as well as a monument to both pop-culture and the pre-'68 Paris scene. Sure, it may not stand up to intellectual scrutiny, but at the very least deserves a prominent place in the history of the French musical.
Anna opens with a bang — a politically charged scene that calls to mind the work of Otto Mühl and the Viennese Actionists: a large group, decked out in sportswear and clear plastic coats, attack each other with paint. (Viet Nam allusion cum fashion statement?) It's a remarkable sequence that is in no way indicative of the wafer-thin romantic drama that follows, though the film does occasionally lapse into Fellini-esque anti-war musical sequences, including GI Joe, one of enfant terrible Gainsbourg's more acerbic songs. (GI Joe you will die under the American flag/GI Joe all the rockets will have your American skin!)
Save for a few moments of actual dialog, the story is told primarily through Gainsbourg's songs, which are sung (though in the case of Brialy, spoken-sung) by the characters. A young Marianne Faithfull turns in a wonderful rendition of Hier ou Demain, and Gainsbourg himself is on hand for a few duets. These are easily some of his strongest compositions, and some view Anna as the precursor to his 1971 masterpiece Histoire de Melody Nelson. Here he shows off both his pop-hit skills (the classic Sous Le Soleil Exactement and the Wild Thing-inspired Roller Girl) as well as his talent as orchestral composer, which at times sounds very Bacharach-esque.
EXCELLENT quality print In French with NO english subs, but...given that the film is mostly songs, that shouldn't be much of a problem.
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