Tuesday, August 7, 2012

L'Apocalypse des animaux (1970)


My abject lack of French only added to the trippiness of this short section from L'Apocalypse des animaux, a weird and evocative French nature documentary which is remembered today primarily for its Vangelis soundtrack. The music and editing style that kick in around the 7:58 mark seems mind-bendingly ahead of its time for 1970:



3 comments:

Sara Gossett said...

Wow, LOVE this and also love love love Augustin Lesage (just thought I'd mention here, such a great post even though it was the previous)!! Amazing, all!!!

Tristan Eldritch said...

Hey Sara. Couple of good finds alright, glad you enjoyed them!

amy said...

Yeah, on the evidence of the music post 7.58 BoC definitely watched Apocalypse Des Animaux.

Always loved that album. Nearly as good as the Bladerunner soundtrack.

Nearly.