Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Our summer cycle will be festive or not. Sound and image, song and dance, instrument and breathing, strings and gestures: so many possible combinations to express what cinema and music can achieve and express together. Musicals, concert films, catchy music. Jazz, classical, contemporary, disco, punk... Revolt and enchantment, distress and emphasis, joy and rhythm, melancholy and bass, laughter and stridency: diverse expressions characterizing cinema and music's historical alliance, will definitely make us fly, dream, dance!
From the 30's to the present day and across all possible genres, this cycle aims to open our minds at a time when we most need it. The first week of July will be an eventful one, as the cycle will open with several evenings in cabaret mode, where we will present for the first time concert films produced in Quebec during the confinement, with the participation of major artists of the current music scene: Klô Pelgag, Marie Davidson and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
Never forget. Never forgive.
Sweeney Todd, a barber unjustly sent to prison, whose family life has been destroyed, vows revenge upon his release. Back in town to reopen his store, he becomes the "Demon Barber of Fleet Street" who "shaves the throats of gentlemen who are never heard from again".
Tim Burton
Tim Burton is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A devotee of the fantastical and influenced by Edgar Allan Poe, he first gained public recognition with Beetlejuice (1988), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Batman Returns (1992). He then embarked on a more experimental phase, directing the biographical film Ed Wood (1994) and the satire Mars Attacks! (1996), and later achieved significant success with Big Fish (2003) and Alice in Wonderland (2010). Concurrently, he directed several adaptations in a more gothic style, such as the horror film Sleepy Hollow (1999), and contributed to the production of animated films featuring puppets moving within real sets. His cinema is characterized by a parade of monsters and creatures, as well as a blend of dark humor, irony, and macabre elements. Remaining faithful to his style, the filmmaker explores several genres that he intertwines at times: horror film, intimate drama, fairy tale, melodrama, biographical film, science fiction film, comedy, period film, musical, and action film. His stories feature marginal characters and extraordinary beings, confronting the mediocrity of the world. One can discern a strong influence of fantastical cinema, German expressionist cinema, and Hammer Productions films, both parodied and celebrated.
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