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Moby, Orelsan, Billie Eilish, Britney Spears... The madness of musical documentaries

2/14/2022, 5:07:18 PM


SURVEY – The life of singers arouses curiosity, and increasingly gives rise to successful films. A phenomenon accelerated by competition between platforms, and the exploitation of unpublished archives.

A UFO.

With

Moby Doc

, broadcast on Canal+ on February 28, Moby, author of electro hits such as

Porcelain

and

Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

seriously dusts off the musical documentary.

At 56, the American artist films himself in his house, reconstructs scenes from his life with actors he directs.

Mix these torn and yellowed images with childhood archives.

Mixes a cross interview with filmmaker David Lynch and revives the story through animation and graphics.

Even the rats that kept him company as a child in Harlem are there.

In the form of puppets worthy of the "Muppet Show", they brighten up the whole.

The spectator does not know where the artist is leading him and, even if he is not interested in electronic music, he is caught up in the creativity of the narration.

Like other recent music documentaries,

Moby Doc

is guaranteed to be talked about just like an event film or series.

“An abundance of creativity”

“This is the first time that the musical documentary has taken so much center stage…

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