Mylene Farmer: Avant Que l'Ombre... a Bercy
by Francois Hanss
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Actor: Mylene FarmerDirector: Francois Hanss
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: French (Original Language)
Format: Import, Live, PAL
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Polydor Import
Movie Reviews of Mylene Farmer: Avant Que l'Ombre... a Bercy
Movie Review: you might need a smoke...
Summary: 5 Stars
more than just dazzling looks, this artist manages to break continental barriers
without the use of media and heavy self image marketing. mylene farmer
is one of those artists who just vanishes for 3-4 years (no interviews no concerts no nothing) and then pops in with a new release under her sleeve, complete with a
minutely planned, designed, and of course, already sold out series of concerts
celebrating the new album.
mylene changes with every tour and manages to remain herself: smart, provocative and insanely entertaining. for this concert you could swear it's a look alike. her features are a bit more rounded than during the mylenium tour, in 1999.
you keep wondering whether it's her or not until she gives you one of her typical 'psycho' smiles (the last bit of 'california'). my doubts lay at rest, this is mylene and her age (45 at the time of the concert) only managed to round her face a little, otherwise, she's a true goddess, flamboyant, commanding, and exxxtremely sexy.
performancewise, there are really very few performers who can fill up the stage the way mylene does. and IMHO there's maybe only michael jackson who could rival mylene in the 'making a jaw dropping entrance' department. i wont spoil it for you
(maybe someone already has) but the entrance of 'Avant que l'ombre' (and Mylenium, btw) are some of the (add superlative here) sights i've ever witnessed in a live performance. and opposed to madonna or britney spears, who tend to prefer harsh and abrupt dance techniques, mylene adopts a more feminine, liquid choreography, enhancing her feline grace.
and boy, does the music live up to it! the farmer/boutonnat machine, harnessed by a masterful yvan cassar and directed by the gothmeister francois hanss (je te rends ton amour, redonne moi...) delivers one hit after the other. the rest of the band responds like a tight and well oiled unit and a special mention should go to Abe Laboriel whose drumming shines brighter on every new MF release. and surprise surprise! he can sing too!!
the monstrously elaborated stage with a giant cross shaped dancefloor, comes alive amidst a deluge of colors dominated by farmer's signature red.
then mylene plays her audience like an instrument and her emotional chiaroscuro dazzles and seeps into the thousands massed at the Bercy. joy, sadness, play, loss, disillusion, hope and more, emanate from artist and audience and fuse into an indescribable aura. we witness a person who seems so fragile she might break, and a minute later, overcoming her fears and demons she reclaims her godlike nature by re-becoming the commanding stage beast. it's an epic inner struggle that transpires into the audience. we witness magic.
mylene, like the late (and great) MJ, creates an atmosphere of impending loss and towards the end of the concert and its grandiose finale, the audience is literally left shattered, sobbing and crying at the 'loss' of their idol. that's how much she can disconnect you from the outside world.
now it took me 57 minutes to write this review and the least you can do (if you're still with me so far) is to purchase this dvd (along with Mylenium if you feel like shopping) and see that all the 5 star reviews about this album are still seriously understating it.
PS: pls dont download it, so much work, sweat, love and detailing was put into this concert. it's simply not fair to enjoy it for free.
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