The story revolves around the quest of two robots the band members, played by peter hurteau and michael reich to become human. Songs from human after all also appear in the daft punk compilation musique vol. Not least that if you play daft punk s last album, human after all, alongside electroma, the two sync up. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing daft punk s electroma near you. Daft punk s feature film debut, electroma, proves that the french electronic duos recent exploration of robot alter egos isnt just shtick. Daft punks electroma daft wiki fandom powered by wikia. Harder, better, faster, stronger alive 2007 2007 derezzed 2010. Very little apart from walking robots happens in daft punks film, but thats what will make it cult viewing, believes jim butler. Early attempts to film music videos led to the content being expanded into a featurelength art film, daft punk s electroma, which eschewed use of the albums music to explore its central theme of the duality of man and machine. Electroma is a quiet, surreal, psychadelic short film a bit over an hour. Filming of daft punks electroma spanned 11 days, much of which was spent in california. This is a movie unlike anything else ive seen, and its easily one of the best movies of the year. Follows the history of two robots, the members of daft punk, on their quest to become human. Daft punks scifi indie film electroma london screening.
We never paid much attention to the 412, but we must say, it looks pretty darn good in 2007 s daft punk s electroma. However, this movie isnt filled with daft punk music or much music at all for that matter. It is titled daft punks electroma simply because the two musicians play the starring roles in the film. It is titled daft punk s electroma simply because the two musicians play the starring roles in the film. In the midst of all this, daft punk oddly and quite unexpectedly opted to expand the film reels of their proposed music video for human after alls title track and turn it into a full.
Film festival, electroma will interest daft punk fans and film enthusiasts alike. The duo intended to make a video for the song human after all as well, but the footage they shot for it was expanded to create the film daft punk s electroma instead. The number 1 fansite for the french house band daft punk, featuring news, music, discussion and more. Legacy, which was released in 2010 alongside its soundtrack album. Cannes film festival germany 9 september 2006 oldenburg international film festival iceland 2 october 2006 reykjavik international film festival argentina 12 march 2007 mar del plata film festival france 24 march 2007. Click here movie tt0800022 daft punk s electroma 2006 follows the history of two robots, the members of daft punk. Electroma is the story of two robots daft punk who break from the norm to express their inner individuality in a world populated by robots, with disastrous consequences. Daft punks electroma is a 2006 science fiction film directed by the french. The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is a 2003 japanesefrench animated science fiction film and the visual realization of discovery, the second studio album by daft punk.
While its repetitive sound divided fans and critics, public opinions. New alive release november 24, 2007 max hammer london techno music trail blazers daft punk released their new album alive this week, but the collection of live performances is being overshadowed in london by the buzz surrounding a special cinematic screening of the. There are actually long scenes where it is pretty near silent, and there is absolutely no dialogue in the entire film. He purchased and read over 200 backissues of american cinematographer in preparation for the featurelength picture.
The original soundtrack however is not from daft punk. I was expecting another full album with a full length artistic movie like interstella. Commenting on the decision, daft punk s thomas bangalter recently told pitchfork, the thousands of clips on the internet are better. Their symbolic quest, which takes them from endless two lane highways to small idyllic towns to the arid desert, finds daft punk once again resisting conformity and developing new ways to. Its rare they do interviews at all, so its nice to hear them talk about the film. It was jonze who put daft punk in touch with electroma s special. Daft punk forum the daft club daft punk fansite tour.
In fact, electroma, out today on dvd, feels like a culmination of themes the duo has explored since its. Daft punk s electroma is an odyssey of two robots who journey across a mythic american landscape of haunting, surreal beauty on a quest to become human. July 12, 2007 a strange concoction that will thoroughly entrance some fans while boring others silly. We were not nervous making a fulllength movie was like a dream. Daft punks electroma bluray disc details highdef digest.
Two actors who wore the robotic daft punk costumes in the film daft punk s electroma appear in the music video for stronger. Follows the history of two robots, the members of daft punk, on their quest to become. The film was shot on 35 mm kodak stock under the cinematography of bangalter. If anything, electroma should be taken just like any other experimental, arthouse cinema film. Daft punk formed in 1993 and found success through their 1997 debut album homework, 2001s discovery. Daft punk toured throughout 2006 and 2007 and released the live album alive 2007, which won a grammy award for best electronicdance album. First off, let me state that i am not a daft punk fan by far however, this movie isnt filled with daft punk music or much music at all for that matter. If the wisecracking, bonecrunching action of transformers is at one end of the robot movie continuum, daft punks electroma is right down the other. The opening scene features these two robots in a ferrari 412 from 1987, which license plate is displaying human. The story revolves around two robots, appropriately for the original plans, trying to become human. Thomas bangalter was born on january 3, 1975 in paris, france. So its disappointing to report that daft punk s entry into the featurelength field is. Fan edited music video for within from random access memories with footage from daft punk s film electroma.
It is for the type of person who will spend a long time looking at art or listening to music and doing nothing else. Daft punk s thomas bangalter drops new techno song riga take 5 28 october 2018. Daft punk s electroma also known as electroma is a 2006 science fiction film directed by the french electronic music duo daft punk. The film has absolutely no dialogue, and does not feature any of daft punk s music, setting it up as its own immersive experience. It was performed live at the 2008 grammy awards with daft punk in their trademark pyramid while west was on stage rapping. Australia 7 june 2007 melbourne, australia uk 5 july 2007 cambridge film festival taiwan 28. Daft punks electroma also known as electroma is a 2006 science fiction film directed by the.
Nme is reporting daft punk s highly anticipated new feature length film, electroma, will screen at various locations in the us and canada this. Daft punk s scifi indie film electroma london screening next week. Buy daft punk electroma 1 dvdmu from amazons movies store. Daft punk human after all electroma hd soundtrack fan made movie electro duo house thomas bangalter guy manuel homem christo techno bass car faces. This is borderline impossible when its not just electroma, but daft punk s electroma, the tag line is its a daft punk vision and youve got the daft punk logo emblazoned on the back of the two protagonists jackets. French electronic pop duo daft punk s debut movie has no dialogue and, more surprisingly, no music by daft punk, though there is a lot of other music of different kinds accompanying this story of two robots who want to become human. The film responds to the moods of the album, laughs bangalter, but no, its not correct.
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