Photo du Film Haut les Filles © Sonia Sieff
French rock with a feminine twist arrives at the Cinéma de la Plage!
What if the birthplace of rock music was not the United States with Elvis but rather France with Édith Piaf? This is exactly what François Armanet (journalist, author and director) and Bayon (journalist and writer) think. In Haut les filles, they hand the mic over to ten French female singers from the sixties to the present day. Here are three reasons to discover this sparkling documentary that will be screened at Cinéma de la Plage, with the directors in attendance.
For its exceptional all-female casting
These ten artists, ten voices, ten unique personalities from different generations are brought together in Haut les Filles: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Françoise Hardy, Vanessa Paradis, Camélia Jordana, Jehnny Beth, Lou Doillon, Brigitte Fontaine, Imany, Elli Medeiros and Jeanne Added. They come from different worlds, but they are all connected by their love of music. For the voice-over, journalist Elisabeth Quin was the directors' choice.
For the music
Haut les Filles is a musical documentary. In addition to the various commentaries provided by the ten singers in the casting, the audience is treated to cuts from exclusive concerts that have never been screened before. A great way to discover (or rediscover) the musical realm and the talent of each of these ten artists.
“Welcome to a retrospective view of the fiery and female side of rock music.”
Because it is "an ode to women, to femininity, to feminism."
François Armanet and Bayon made a stylistic choice to surround themselves with nothing but women as a way of talking about a theme that is normally associated with men. They decided to make it a documentary and they made it into an original and unconventional way of celebrating feminism. For the directors, "in France, the rock revolution of the day is played out in the feminine plural."
