Mylene Farmer: Avant Que l'Ombre... a Bercy
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Movie Reviews of Mylene Farmer: Avant Que l'Ombre... a Bercy
Movie Review: Mylene Farmer is as good as ever after 20 years on stage
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the latest of the three movies produced by Francois Hanss from the concerts of the Canadian-born French poet/singer/performer Mylene Farmer, who has over 20 years of her performance career behind her and is still going strong. On my first ever visit to Paris in 1988 I singled her (and Catherine Lara) from all of the material I happened to sample from radio and TV during my week's stay. Although I am a big fan mostly of her early work (especially music videos produced together with her long-time colleague Laurent Boutonnait, currently also offered by Amazon), her live performances are equally captivating and if you intend to only get one of them, this is the one to start with. The material included in this performance is not identical to the CD with the same title and spans almost the entire singer's career. In fact, most of the songs are so familiar to the huge audience of the arena that Ms. Farmer does not have a problem making them sing along throughout the entire concert. The singer completely changes her outfits (at the end definitely approaching PG-13 level) and singing style several times during the concert, is accompanied by her two usual background vocals and at least three different dancing groups with which she interacts. With all of lightworks spanning the entire color spectrum and the use of two adjacent decks the performance sequences are visually very arresting.
Of the current pop singers enjoying the same or greater level of popularity not all can work audiences of the same size with such power, which reaches incredible heights when both the singer and the audience are completely united in compassion. At such points, you would wish you could understand French. Camera work is also excellent and the coverage of the concert in the movie is certainly more complete than that of an actual spectator. Sound quality, although I only listened in stereo, is very good and is definitely improved over the two previous Bercy performances produced by Hanss. The only 'flaw' I could mention is that the DVD is actually in PAL format (like most of Mylene's previous recordings), while listed to be NTSC. However, if you get a home theater PC (dedicated or improvised) or a multi-system player, this should not present a problem. In summary, this is a good place to start enjoying Mylene Farmer, and in my humble opinion, this recording does her more justice than any of the music CDs or even the two previous DVDs of the Bercy performances.
Movie Review: astonishing
Summary: 5 Stars
I have seen parts of this production on YouTube already, but to watch it on 40 inch TV screen is something else...
I mean I totally hate the CD rendition of this performance, and I will say more- the Live-to CD conversion of this performance is the worst album in the history of the world; it is there with the recordings of the baby seals clubbed to death and babies and nuns thrown into furnaces .
However, the DVD version of the performance is absolutely amazing. I thought that Nine Inch Nails and Depeche Mode knew how to set up great live performances, but this one is out of this world. I really hope that the tickets to her performance were sold for 1000+ Euros a piece, because the show looks increadibly expensive, so does the video editing. I mean , the gorgeous costumes ( for every of many members), the stage decorations, the mechanical devises, the bridge, two different dancing troops, beautiful and quite unusual visual illusions, omg.
The video editing was VERY good, you can tell it was done in US, and they took their time.
The DVD box also comes with beautiful insert with pictures from performance.
This DVD has menus in French, btw.
So my advice is BUY BUY BUY now. Support the artist, she really deserves it.
Movie Review: Queen of Pop in French Version
Summary: 5 Stars
Her voice has not much variety in terms of using different octaves. But she's perfect between that narrow voice region. Smooth and without detonation (Just like listening to a musical instrument: flute or a member of children choir at the church) She's not exhausting herself on stage with difficult choreography or voice strain. She has no image goal to be a powerful woman. She even drops tears on her cheeks during the emotional slow songs. That makes her natural on stage. She's not beautiful but nice. Fun to watch because it's a rich concert with nice effects and beautiful dancers.....The musicians are all fine....Especially the big guy playing Drums is the center among them... Shortly, I liked your concert Mylene. Thank you for releasing this dvd. Nice to meet you. xxxMovie Review: Jaw-dropping
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this DVD months ago; I watch it all the time and I have the audio ripped to my MP3 player. It's an impeccable performance, a lavish production, and all the musicians and dancers involved are top-notch.
If you're a Mylene fan, it's a no-brainer: Just buy it, you'll love it. You'll probably find yourself loving more of the songs off the Avant Que l'ombre album, than you did before.
A note to the Recording Industry Association of America: I originally illegally downloaded some of her music when I saw some pictures of her online and thought "Hey, she's a singer; I wonder what she's like?". Nine years later I've bought most of her albums and this DVD even though I have to get expensive imports. Just goes to show you.
Movie Review: Mylene . . . What can I say!
Summary: 5 Stars
A few years ago, I discovered Mylene by chance while surfing the Net. Since then, I have been a fan, and have greatly enjoyed her music. Mylene Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat have produced the most amazing body of work. The audio CD of "Avant que l'ombre" ranks as one of my favorites, and this DVD of the concert didn't disappoint. Francois Hanss put it all together in a seamless rendition of the concert, and his cinematography is breathtaking.
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