l´etrange festival
strange
1 - Not previously known; unfamiliar.
2 - Not of one’s own or from a particular locality, environment, or kind; not native.
3 - Out of the ordinary or difficult to account for; unusual or peculiar.
4 - Reserved in manner; distant or cool.
5 - Not comfortable or at ease.
6 - Not accustomed or conditioned. They got together some strange cinema, music and culture fans in general and set up L´Etrange festival with the aim of providing a space for things which don’t fit into the main commercial offer. Nowadays it’s easier for us to see underground films from Korea, get hold of extreme digital offerings and hear about different types of experimental music. But 20 years ago there were very few festivals such as L´Etrange, things which went beyond frontiers and taboos.
This year’s festival is gong to open Pandora’s Box up once more. As well as well-known strange cinema stars, it introduces directors who are going to be talked about in the future and offers different creators carte blanche: This edition Benoît Delepine, Guy Maddin and Ben Wheathey. After having Kenneth Anger as its special guest in 2012, Jello Biafra in 2013 and The Pere Ubu Film Group in 2014, this year The Residents are going to land on earth to give a special performance. Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, once described them as “The most influential group in 20th century popular music”. They’ve put together a special show for the festival, Shadowland, with the latest parts of their Randy, Chuck and Bob trilogy.
This year L’Etrange Festival is going to be held at Paris’ Forum des Images from 3rd to 13th September. Paris is worth a (satanic) mass.
1 - Not previously known; unfamiliar.
2 - Not of one’s own or from a particular locality, environment, or kind; not native.
3 - Out of the ordinary or difficult to account for; unusual or peculiar.
4 - Reserved in manner; distant or cool.
5 - Not comfortable or at ease.
6 - Not accustomed or conditioned. They got together some strange cinema, music and culture fans in general and set up L´Etrange festival with the aim of providing a space for things which don’t fit into the main commercial offer. Nowadays it’s easier for us to see underground films from Korea, get hold of extreme digital offerings and hear about different types of experimental music. But 20 years ago there were very few festivals such as L´Etrange, things which went beyond frontiers and taboos.
This year’s festival is gong to open Pandora’s Box up once more. As well as well-known strange cinema stars, it introduces directors who are going to be talked about in the future and offers different creators carte blanche: This edition Benoît Delepine, Guy Maddin and Ben Wheathey. After having Kenneth Anger as its special guest in 2012, Jello Biafra in 2013 and The Pere Ubu Film Group in 2014, this year The Residents are going to land on earth to give a special performance. Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, once described them as “The most influential group in 20th century popular music”. They’ve put together a special show for the festival, Shadowland, with the latest parts of their Randy, Chuck and Bob trilogy.
This year L’Etrange Festival is going to be held at Paris’ Forum des Images from 3rd to 13th September. Paris is worth a (satanic) mass.
