C'est pas moi + Allégorie citadine
C'est pas moi
Leos Carax | 41'
The Centre Pompidou asked filmmaker Leos Carax to answer the question "Where are you, Leos Carax?" through images. The director of Pola X (1999), Holy Motors (2012) and Annette (2021) then created a free-style self-portrait, full of winks and references to his frenzied work. At the same time, it is a loving tribute to Jean-Luc Godard and David Bowie as well as an examination of the power and politics of image-making. In short: a peek into the unfathomable depths of a creative mind's imagination.
Allégorie citadine
Alice Rohrwacher & JR | 21'
In Allegory of the Cave, Plato wonders: what would happen if one of the prisoners managed to free himself from his chains and escape from the cave? What if that prisoner was Jay, a seven-year-old boy? After their short film Omelia contadina, Alice Rohrwacher (La Chimera) and photographer JR collaborated again on this imaginative fusion of film and philosophy, with a notable role for Leos Carax. Allégorie citadine illustrates how images - be they shadows or tangible objects - can distort or reveal the truth.
