Electroma (Bangalter/De Homem-Christo, 2006)

[pianocrash]

A movie directed by Daft Punk, about two robots (daft punk). Too bad it's not up for the Palm d'Or?

[Nihonophile]

Teaser.

This looks amazing, one negative review concludes with this statement "but no one asked Daft Punk to make The Brown Robo-Bunny." It seems that cannes once again has little patience for movies with little or no dialogue as almost all reviews have been harshly negative.

Wild Bunch seems to be the international distributor, heres hoping it comes state side soon.

[Lino]

Any news of a DVD coming soon? I bet this will be the only way to catch this wonderful oddity. I for one, can't wait to see this being a fan of both their musical output and visual experiments.

From Twitch:

Daft Punk appeared recently on Icelandic television to promote their feature film Electroma. Which is a bit of an odd thing to do, really, for a band that has made anonymity a keystone of their career. And so, to keep consistent with their 'We don't show our faces' philosophy, the duo conducted the entire interview with black cloth bags pulled over their heads, execution style. The interview, which was conducted entirely in English, has appeared online and covers a good range of topics while also showing a decent amount of footage from the films but the bags ... well, judge for yourself ...

Edit: Just received the french DVD edition from Wild Side Video in the mail last week (that's the one to get, guys - plenty of audio tracks to choose from, original trailer and fold-out poster included on a metal steel-book box) and am completely in love with this little oddity of a movie.

Trust me, if this one had been directed by Kubrick, or any of the current avant-garde filmmakers working today, it would've been hailed as a magnificent work of experimental sci-fi, an instant classic of sorts. It's exquisitely shot by one half of Daft Punk (hard to believe too, because it looks that good) and although it's quite short for a feature length movie (barely 70 minutes long) and completely dialogue-free, it's entirely hypnotic and mesmerizing. I literally could not take my eyes off it for a single instant.

The soundtrack is a killer too (again, completely Daft Punk-free, which is remarkable in a way, because it shows that they were trying to make a statement and not promoting their own music, for once) and it introduced me to the simple melodies and gorgeous singing of one Linda Perhacs. Must get that album of hers now.

In short: watch it if you like sci-fi with a difference.

[SalParadise]

Electroma coming out soon, by the duo Daft Punk. I haven't seen it, so I can't add anything other than this link.

[tryavna]

This sounds intriguing. Daft Punk have been (indirectly?) responsible for some of the most interesting music videos of the past 10 years or so, and I've always wondered what sort of input they themselves had. If anyone knows anything more about this, I'd be keen to hear.

BTW, here's Michel Gondry's video for Daft Punk's "Around the World."

[Lino]

Electroma coming out soon, by the duo Daft Punk. I haven't seen it, so I can't add anything other than this link.

Fantastic news! I was beginning to think this would never come out on DVD.

[colinr0380]

A Guardian article

[ivuernis]

Another Guardian article from yesterday. DVD is out on Sep 3rd with a listing of UK and Ireland screenings here.

[yoshimori]

DVD is out on Sep 3rd.

There's been an r4australia dvd for a few months already. I got mine from Ezydvd. The transfer looks fine/good. The movie is, imo, unwatchable: student filmy in both conception and execution.

[Antoine Doinel]

This hits R1 land in both DVD and BluRay in April in a steel case with a 40 page book of stills courtesy of Vice Records.