Les Amants du Pont Dieu

Les Amants du Pont Dieu by Andrés Andreani

« Renée et Pierre logent à l’hôtel du Nord le long du Canal St Martin. Ils sortent faire un tour et s’asseyent sur un banc. C’est là que Renée demande à Pierre de lui montrer le pistolet avec lequel il va les tuer. Tout se passe comme prévu, jusqu’au moment où ils se sentent observés. »

Le walk du cinéaste André Andreani oscille entre documentaire et fiction le long du Canal St Martin. Les participants filmeront la performance des deux acteurs avec l’aide d’Andrés. Les vidéos seront ensuite collectées et assemblées en un film qui inclura les noms de tous les participants. Aucune expérience cinématographique n’est nécessaire.

Le walk est en Anglais, traduit en Français et comprend un maximum de 8 personnes.

Les participants devront apporter leur propre caméra HD et être entièrement vêtu de noir. À la fin de la performance, Andrés collectera vos images. A cet égard, merci d’apporter votre câble USB pour le transfert.

Date : Mercredi 18 juillet 2012 à 19h - Par temps de pluie le walk sera reporté au jeudi 19 juillet à 19h
Point de rendez vous : En face du restaurant La Marine au 55 Quai de Valmy, 75010 Paris
Durée : 2 heures
Prix : 15 € sur place ou 20 $ via elastic-city.org
Age : à partir de 16 ans

**13/7/2012: Le walk est maintenant tout vendu.**

In English:

"Renée and Pierre are staying at Hotel du Nord in Canal St-Martin. They go outside for a walk and sit on a bench. This is where Renée asks Pierre to show her the gun he got to kill them both. Everything goes according to plan until they feel they're being watched."

Teeter the line between documentary and fiction along Canal St Martin in this walk by filmmaker Andrés Andreani. Participants will capture the performance of two actors through video, while Andrés helps frame the action. The material collected by the group will be edited into a film, and everyone will be credited. No prior filmmaking experience necessary.

This walk holds 8 people and will be held in English with a French translator.

Participants are required to bring their own HD camcorder and to wear all black. After the walk, Andrés will collect the footage from your camera on-the-spot, so please bring the USB cable to your particular recording device.

See below for the film, shot by walk participants and directed by Andrés Andreani.


Cast:
Renée: Douce Mirabaud
Pierre: Florent Mousset
Actress: Isabel Mc Cann
Flute: Meng-Hsuan Kuo
Singer in black: Fanny Montmarin
Singer in red: Sarah Mathurin
Acrobat: Lucas Anglarès
Translator: Mario Russo
Sound: Henri d'Armancourt
Sound assistant: Elodie Boutry
Art direction: Nelson Sepulveda
Director: Andrés Andreani

"Clearly Andres was inspired by the beauty and character of the Canal St. Martin, and in setting one story there, he unlocked many others – real stories, of the people who genuinely lived there. He also invoked the passionate romance that is still inherent in Paris, but which is unfortunately all too easy to forget amongst the canal’s leg-cocking dogs and over-priced beer. I spent a wonderful evening that not only unleashed the inner film-maker in me, but made me see Paris with fresh eyes. Elastic City’s walks build communities between people who have never met before, and Andres’ inspired story transplanted fiction firmly, and in the flesh, in to the real world." France 24 7/26/12