Paris, Capital of the 21st century, is the latest artistic project by Malcolm McLaren. The film is a pastiche of commercials that are related to the French capital in one way or another. An advertising clip directed by Jean-Luc Godard is followed by a silent movie from the 20s for the legendary French cigarette brand GITANES. Through subtle montage and sequencing, McLaren creates a collage of movements and sounds. The result is a terrific symphony that catapults Walter Benjamin’s Capital of the 19th century“ into the future.
Malcolm McLaren
Director
Midnight in Paris75%
Paris Can Wait58%
Team America: World Police67%
The Dreamers71%
My Old Lady61%
The Danish Girl75%
Le locataire75%
Good Grief61%
Before Sunset78%
A Perfect Enemy64%
Mr. Morgan's Last Love65%
The Day of the Jackal75%
Back to the Future83%
Zero58%
Funny Face69%
Daddy Long Legs64%
Around the World in 80 Days59%
The Last Time I Saw Paris61%
Gigi62%
Henry & June60%
