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Is This the Greatest Music Video Ever Made? And It’s By a Canadian?

FYI Music points us in the direction of “Libertine,” a 24-minute (!!!) epic by Quebec-born Mylene Farmer.  And it’s much more than a music video.  It’s something that Stanley Kubrick might have dreamed up.  There are elaborate period costumes. Battles. Sweeping cinematography. Full-frontal nudity. Sex.  A cast of…well, a lot.

This mini-drama was shot in in France and cost about $300,000 to make.  Watch and be amazed. (And yes, it’s kinda NSFW.  But if you’re caught, explain that this is art.)

http://youtu.be/gJhGZ_AmNQY

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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One thought on “Is This the Greatest Music Video Ever Made? And It’s By a Canadian?

  • michael h

    I find the thing that most disturbs me about this video is the officer drinking his tea from a cup and saucer on horseback – must the British always have their tea time everywhere they go.

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