I primi tre minuti di Exile di Saint Levant, diretto da Lyna Zerrouki, affrontano il tema della lontananza e della mancanza, contrapponendo immagini dell’artista e dell’amata ma anche inserendo i corpi di danzatori che si muovono su una superficie irregolare che ricorda le dune per forma, il mare per colore. Poi, dopo una lacrima e un rumore sordo, tutto cambia.
A fare da sottofondo è il battito di un cuore: i ballerini adesso corrono, si trascinano, si soccorrono in una scena graficamente interessante per come è in grado di sintetizzare il dramma. Dal nero emerge di nuovo la figura dell’artista palestinese mentre suona il sassofono, sotto una pioggia incessante che bagna anche l’orchestra che lo accompagna. La musica riprende, ma l’interruzione ha ormai cambiato il senso che viene dato al testo e la mancanza si trasforma in qualcos’altro, qualcosa di permanente come la morte.
Credits
Written & Directed by Lyna Zerrouki
Produced by BIRTH & 2Horloges production
Produced by Hugo Legrand-Nathan, Yacine Medkour & Lyna Zerrouki
Cinematography: Benoit Soler
Artistic Direction: Maya Chantout
Editor: Simon Colin
Starring Malika El Maslouhi
Line Producer: Foued Selami
Production Coordinator: Marie Marsan
Production Assistants: Ilyes Selami, Victoire Lancelin
Director’s Assistant: Sarah Daoui
1st Assistant Director: Paul Jolliot
2nd Assistant Director: Eric Labat
Unit Manager: Paul Delahaye
Unit #1 Cidjy Cerlini
Unit #2 Sacha Fabre
Unit #3 Andreea Duc
Unit #4 Bilel Hentati
1st Camera Assistant: Vincent Toubel
2nd Camera Assistant: Adrien Lévy-Cariès
3rd Camera Assistant: Katya Skvortsova
Steadicamer: Loïc Andrieu
Electricians / Machinists Gaffer: Aurélien Thibault
Gaffer Shoot Close-Up: Hugo Mesnil
Best Boy Axell Katomba
Electricians: Emmanuel Malherbe, Baptiste Charlier, Hubert Eudeline, Baptiste Brousse
Extra Help Electrician: Nathanaël Remond
Key Grip: Thomas Gros
Grip: Maxime Perrard, Amélie Jourdain, Manon Naudot, William Renaud, Mélanie Bordes
Alien
Console Operator: Julien Peyrache
Projector: Artech
Projector Operator: Gregory Merlet
Stunt Coordinators: Laurent Coin, Jennifer Hauguel
Set Design
Set Designers: Laure Girardeau, Antoine Riviere
Chief Constructor: Vincent Cornette
Constructors: Matthieu Degeorges, Gaspar Chemin, Franck Gourdon, Alexandre Gain, Alexander Racska, Encas Bernardas, Leo Landrau, Felix Vivet
Painters: Tom Guy, Colombe Sirvin, Marie Bareteau
Painter Intern: Camilla Santos
Rippers: Nicolas Kriminac, Steva Cuckovic, Cyprien Maichel, Lô Batifol
Art Piece Taysir Batniji, Remnants (I), 2024
Courtesy of the Artist & Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut/Hamburg
Art Advisor: Sarah Daoui
Stylist: Gabriella Norberg
Styling Assistant: Nadia Gil, Lia Chanturia, Rico Sanches
Hair Stylist: Nelson
Hair Stylist Assistant: Elodie Boyedon
Hair Stylist Shoot Close-Up: Aurore Bacle
Makeup Artist: Elise Sikula
Makeup Assistant: Mickaël Durocher
Extra Help Wardrobe: Brice Nsiala
SFX
SFX Supervisor: Thomas Demarez
SFX Assistant: Christophe Niaux
Post Production
Head of Post-Production: Romain Gingembre
Post-Producer: Cécile Talmon
Editor on Set: Aurélie Richard
Colorist: Florian Martiny, Keep Grading
Colorist Shoot Close-Up: Clément Lefoeust
Flame Artist: Valentin Gingembre
Sound Design: Souhail Guesmi
Title Design: Tom Noordanus-Calmels
Choreography
Choreographer: Mèès Lesne
Assistant Choreographer: Aliashka
Dancers: Alexia Barré, Cooper Terry, Joyce Aisi, Lilou Perrier, Lola Mino, Maharu Kumakawa, Mathys Kaibo, Myana Van Cuijlenborg, Naomi Jeangilles, Noah Meteau, Lola Ruscica, Sarah Loussaeif, Manon Dubourdeaux, Akciel Gonzalez, Matteo Gheza, Shirwan Shifu
Musicians
Conductor: Sylvain Leclerc
Violinists: Estelle Chan, Richard Khayadjanian, Elsa Quillaud, Mina Koslov, Lucie Chelzen, Mona Boufraïne
Cellists: Alice Nicq, Silas Delahaye, Coco Caliciuri
Trombonists: Chloé Denis, Leyanne Aganahi, Gabriel Saibou, Mael Chaplier, Junior Mekoun
Trumpet Players: Ilies Dalmati, Roy Markson, Camille Duboisset, Jules Jassef, Jamayê Viveiros
Service Providers & Special Thanks Hassiba Zerrouki, Ryanne Zerrouki, Harold James, Alix Merlier, Phillipe Guillmain, Khaled Beljattou, Heni Sghaier, Aurélie Di Pascale, Anne-Laure Nicolas
2048 Team
Abu Recordings
Executive Producers: Rachid Abdel-Hamid, Marek Razzouk, Pedro Damasceno