ArtFIFA 2017: Alain Planès, l'infini turbulent

Alain Planès, l'infini turbulent
Alain Planès, the Turbulent Infinity
France  / 2016  / 55 min. / French,  English s.-t.

Category : FIFA Competition

We all tend to put various art forms into their respective categories. This film brakes such barriers. A music interpreter can actually hear colours or see music in a poem's turn of a phrase. This film, more than any other film about a concert music performer, makes one to understand that all the forms of art stem from the same creative source and have no boundaries separating them. One can put into music the colours one sees, or paint the musical notes one hears. This is how a genius of an artist or musician is revealed in how sensitive he or she is to the variations of the shades, shapes, tonalities, and sounds in any visual, auditory or tactile domain, and how the ability to interconnect all these aspects so the music which is being interpreted acquires a spacial volume of a sculpture, the colour of a painting, and the expressive meaning of a poem. This is what is unique about this film - it makes us understand that music is multidimensional and not simply auditory. It also reveals that the true virtuosos have understood this intuitively and it is what separates them from other music and concert performers who have not grasped this fact.

The film plunges a spectator into music and colours through which the life and career of Alain Planès is presented. It reveals his many connections with the people at the artistic and music avant-guard at his times, and how these relationships and his personal need for art and poetry shaped not only his understanding of music scores, but helped him to find the correct keys to unlock the composers' intent and to interpret it. The film is concise and well put together to reveal to the audience a pianist many of whom might not have known, or have not known him well enough, or might not have understood the source of his artistry. 

OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS

Presented in partnership with ICI ARTV

“Alain Planès is a virtuoso performer of both classical and contemporary music, a versatile and demanding musician and ardent enthusiast of painting and poetry. From his relationship with the visual arts and words, he derives the meaning and power of his creativity. Although he has always avoided the glare of the media, he agreed here to reveal his sources of inspiration and musical choices. Looking back at his artistic path, from his very early days on the piano, his conservatory studies in Paris and the United States, and the launch of his career in the 1970s, this profile by Dominique Lemonnier immerses us in the world of the artist. In her directorial debut, the violinist offers a candid and intimate portrait of the pianist, shedding light on his influences and pivotal encounters.”

DIRECTOR

Dominique "Solrey" Lemonnier

Dominique “Solrey” Lemonnier is a violinist who has performed in concerts and theatrical works, in addition to recording numerous film soundtracks. In 2005, in an effort to combine video, visual arts, texts and music, she formed the Traffic Quintet. Following her last concert at the Philharmonie de Paris in 2015, she decided to set her violin aside and devote herself to directing musical films.

Filmography | First film.

PRODUCTION TEAM

Cinematography:  Justine Emard, Xavier Forcioli, Edward Japp, Gerard Quiles, Ange Leccia

Distribution:  Dominique "Solrey" Lemonnier

Editing:  Idit Bloch, Cyril Polinacci

Narration:  Alain Planes

Producer:  Dominique "Solrey" Lemonnier

Sound:  Romain Allender, Xavier Forcioli, Alexandre Tanguy

Production:  Galilea Music 

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