<em>Ne Change Rien</em>, the Half-Light of a French Chanteuse

Ne Change Rien, the Half-Light of a French Chanteuse

Here, you learn what Jeanne Balibar, actrice, chanteuse, does “really.” Costa, I think, displays a wry sense of humor by having the film open with Balibar singing “Torture.” (You can find most of the songs here, with guitarist/songwriter Rudolphe Burger, on her album Paramour.) The camera’s obsessive focus aside, there’s no glamor here, no enormous swells of applause, if there’s an audience, it barely registers. Continue reading Ne Change Rien, the Half-Light of a French Chanteuse