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Le Prince Des Cieux (2014): a Lonely journey, the Lord of the skies into the heart of madness

French experimental film Le Prince Des Cieux (in the letters. the translation “Lord of heaven”, “Prince of heaven”) Director David Thouroude – this bright original work about life and death, loneliness, drugs, madness. There is no obvious morals, morals – only a small fragment of the life of the hero, played by Abdou M Bodji. A musical tragedy about the struggle with death…or life.

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A twisted journey into the human soul, whose brain and body is destroyed under the influence of drugs – that’s what awaits the viewer in this work of Director David Thouroude. The film’s protagonist is struggling with death, but with each new dose it is getting her closer and closer. In the end, he finds his death.

The duration of the movie only 48 minutes – a lot or a little to the Le Prince Des Cieux? It’s probably optimal duration for this film. The alternation of short and long shocking monotonous slow-motion scenes, vivid emotions of the character and the complete absence of any signs of consciousness, reality and fiction – all successfully fit in the allotted 48 minutes.

There are some scenes in the film that demonstrate the inner state of a hero, his picture of the world. French industrial landscapes give way to the scene of a fire, as well as changing the hero throughout the film – here it is in a clean suit and tie walking the streets of the city, but he has already reincarnated, paints his face and wears a mask of the animal for the ritual. This change is illusory or real? We can’t know because the Director decided to show us the world through the eyes of the hero, through the perception of the character. Maybe all this is just his hallucinations inspired by drugs. But here, the viewer can’t say for sure – a drug addict is a hero or not.

In the film, the hero looks at a photo with scenes of violence and cruelty – if he revels in them, admires or they cause a character Abdou M bodji anger, hatred? Due to the lack of emotion on the face of the hero we can’t exactly answer this question.

A red thread through the entire film is one in the mask of the bull (cow?). Rather, it is the character, watching myself and the world as if from outside. Or this incarnation of the character in a parallel reality.

Film Le Prince Des Cieux can be considered as an experimental movie. Bold experimental film about a particular individual. The viewer almost physically feel the loneliness of the character, despite the fact that the frame often fall for other people. Here “Prince” one against the world. And he fights with the world as primitive man was trying to conquer lightning, or rain. Strange magic rituals that the character is practicing in the film, could mean anything – neither the Director nor the character of an unambiguous interpretation that does not give. We can assume that this is an attempt of the hero to overcome death itself, to escape from her, but with the same success it could encourage the death of these rituals is to anticipate its arrival.

Roughly speaking, experimental films so good that they each spectator sees his own and interpretirovat seen individually, as scenes, cuts, frames of experimental film cannot be compared with other films. Do not give experimental films and a clear assessment. It’s an experience. Experience, which can be positive or negative, interesting or boring. If we try to compare the film of the French Director, something in this spirit you will find in the video Abdoh Reza (Reza Abdoh).

What you will be viewing the Le Prince Des Cieux? Watch the movie and be able to fit you a dish or not. If you consider yourself to fans of modern experimental cinema, if you are interested nemestrina French films, to see the work of David Thouroude definitely worth it.

P. S. Thanks to Director David Thouroude for providing the DVD for review. Official website and info on the film – SantaRita.films

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