Stromae and Camila Cabello 'Mon Amour' by Julien & Quentin
Rob Ulitski - 1st Aug 2022
Julien & Quentin send Stromae and Camila Cabello into the heart of a familiar-looking TV show, in their fun satire for Mon Amour - which poses the important question: is there a reality TV contestant in all of us?
The video centres on a reality show where you have to be strategic, charismatic and seductive to reach the final - sound familiar? And what is really satisfying is that both Stromae and Camila have really gone all in in their roles, as part of a larger group of ten contestants.
And none of the participants hesitate to use all their assets to reach their goals. Friendship, seduction and betrayal all bubble nicely along each other, and the unreal world of unscripted TV is reflected perfectly in the aesthetic and the contestants' personas. The whole thing feels wonderfully uncanny throughout - and finally tips entirely into the surreal.
"We had a lot of fun working with Stromae and his entourage on this music video," says Julien Martorell - half of directing duo Julien & Quentin. "It's very different from our usual work, and even though it took us out of our comfort zone, we loved concentrating on our cast, directing the actors and leaving room for improvisation.”
Quentin Garabedian, the other half of the duo, adds that the video is also meant to test and propose new things. "The idea of reality TV seemed to us to be quite ideal to illustrate the song," he says. "The lightness of certain situations that are mixed with small dramas that take on a huge scale...we watched a lot of reality TV to immerse ourselves in that world. Quite an experience!"
Rob Ulitski - 1st Aug 2022
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Julient Et Quentin
- Producer
- Pim Verhaert
- Production Company
- H
- Executive Producer
- Jason Felstead
- Executive Producer
- Ruben Goots (hamlet)
- Dominique Ruys, Thomas Floch,
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Antoine Cormier
Art
- Production designer
- Sylla Ferre
Wardrobe
- Stylist
- Louise Mast
- Hair
- Pires Lopes
- Hair
- Edna Dos Santos
- Make-up
- Anais Maurette
Casting
- Casting director
- Samia Kadiri
- Casting director
- Candice Bodelot
- Lead actor
- Camila Cabello
- Lead actor
- Conrad Taylor
- Lead actor
- Ndeye Mbathie
- Lead actor
- Mickael Migliorni
- Lead actor
- Mitch Ferrier
- Lead actor
- Jessica Michaut
- Lead actor
- Sonia Twill
- Lead actor
- Mélinda Labrosa
- Lead actor
- Joris Zapian
- Lead actor
- Julia Pirez
Editorial
- Editor
- Martin Leroy
- Michelle Saldana, Antoine Leonard
Grading
- Colourist
- Nicolas Gautier
VFX
- Post production company
- Frames Brussels
Commission
- Commissioner
- Hanan Cher
- Label
- Interscope Records
Rob Ulitski - 1st Aug 2022