The Avalanches 'Frankie Sinatra' by Fleur Fortune (Fleur & Manu)
Luke Bather - 3rd June 2016
A momentous wait demands a momentous video. It's been 16 years since the last time The Avalanches released new music. Now its finally arrived, it was beholden on Fleur Fortune (from Fleur & Manu) to produce something substantial for the first video. And Fleur has certainly delivered.Â
The video for Frankie Sinatra takes a Harmony Korine-esque depiction of the Southern United States as a carnival of strange, and then runs with it at full speed towards full-on surrealism.
Everyone here sips a drink that glows as if irradiated - the effects of which blur the lines of perception. Dogs operate heavy machinery, food comes to life and fishermen find themselves in a Vietnam War flashback, complete with assault weapon/brass instrument hybrids.
It's a rich tapestry of great looking, funny scenes, and a seemingly massive logistical undertaking. Everything down to the casting has been executed meticulously. A music video worthy of the band who brought us the crazy genius of Frontier Psychiatrist.
Luke Bather - 3rd June 2016
Credits
Production/Creative
- Director
- Fleur & Manu
- Line Producer
- PJ Sodaski
- Production Company
- D
- Executive Producer
- Jules de Chateleux
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Mathias Boucard
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Christina Flannery
Editorial
- Editor
- Marie Charlotte Moreau
- Editor
- Philippe Roch
Grading
- Colourist
- Vincent Heine
VFX
- Post production company
- Mathematic
Commission
- Commissioner
- Glen Goetze
Misc
Luke Bather - 3rd June 2016