It’s Not Me + Barking in the Dark
Leos Carax & Marie Losier / France / 83 min
When Leos Carax does a self-portrait, it has to be in the form of a collage. And make no mistake about the modest title – his latest film work is very much Carax, and thus an absolute must for cineastes. ICarax at his best: provocative, poetic and philosophical.
French director Marie Losier is back at CPH:DOX with a delightful film about the eccentric San Francisco cult band The Residents. Hidden behind their giant, bloodshot eye masks, San Francisco cult band The Residents have mystified the world with their experimental music and art for more than 50 years. Who are they? No one knows, but that’s why you can make a movie in their spirit.
It’s Not Me
Leos Carax / France / 2024 / 41 min
Leos Carax's new film is cinematic dynamite - a uniquely creative collage of clips from his life's work and a loving tribute to both Jean-Luc Godard and David Bowie.
When Leos Carax makes a self-portrait, it has to be in the form of a collage. And make no mistake about its modest title – his latest film work is very much Carax, and an absolute must for cineastes. The visionary French filmmaker has created some of the most unforgettable moments in modern European cinema. Denis Lavant on the run to David Bowie’s ‘Modern Love’ and waterskiing along the Seine to a gigantic fireworks display. And of course, as the scandalous creature Monsieur Merde in the comeback hit ‘Holy Motors’. And then there’s Annette the puppet, who also appears here (stay in the theater after the credits!). When Carax revisits his magnificent life’s work over 40 years, it is almost like taking a walk in the depths of his genius mind. In a densely packed and deliberately Godardian collage of text, images and film clips, this is Carax at his best: Provocative, poetic and philosophical.
The Residents: Barking in the Dark
Marie Losier / France / 2025 / 42 min
French film artist Marie Losier is back at CPH:DOX with a delightful film about the eccentric San Francisco cult band The Residents.
Hidden behind their giant, bloodshot eyeball helmet, San Francisco cult band The Residents have mystified the world with their boundlessly experimental music and art for more than 50 years. Who are they? No one knows, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make a movie in their spirit, which is what French artist Marie Losier has done. Losier seeks out Homer Flynn, who in the role of president of The Cryptic Corporation manages The Residents’ vast archive from his garage and who can tell you everything you need to know about the group – except who they are behind the masks, of course. The band members themselves, however, wield both hat and cane in front of Losier’s spinning 16mm camera in a film that is, above all, a celebration of the freedom of the imagination.