Sweet Times
Marc Bourdeau
2023
A music video for a classical piece of music and filmed in a colorful, cinematic style, Doux Temps explores the stark contrast between, on the one hand, the somewhat routine daily lives of four characters and, on the other, the lyrical inspiration of the lyrics and music, which evoke the amorous passions of the 'sweet times' of youth.
Looking at the camera and lip-syncing to the soprano's singing, each character gradually lets themselves be carried away by these happy memories, which awaken a feeling of relaxation and euphoria.
Funded by the Canada Council for the Arts, Doux Temps is a North-South collaboration between Brazilian filmmaker Caio Amon and Canadian pianist Marc Bourdeau, accompanied by soprano Jacqueline Woodley.
We also produced a making of for this production, which can be accessed here .
Awarded at MIAFF - Milan Independent Award Film Festival 2024 - "Best Music Video", Europe Music Video Awards 2024 - Best “Art Music Video”; selected at Festival du Cinéma International en Abiti-Témiscamingue Rouyn-Noranda 2023 (Canada), FeX Festival eXperimental de Cinema Alcântara 2023 (Brazil).
Director: CAIO AMON
Script: CAIO AMON
With: CAMILA FALCÃO (archivist), FELIPE MACHADO (cook), HEINZ LIMAVERDE (valet), VALÉRIA BARCELLOS (supervisor)
Music: LIONEL DAUNAIS • “Doux temps”
Lyrics: ÉLOI DE GRANDMONT
Vocals: JACQUELINE WOODLEY
Piano: MARC BOURDEAU
Director of photography: LÍVIA PASQUAL
Artistic direction: SHEILA MARAFON
Production manager: ANA LUÍSA MOURA
Casting director: CAMILA VERGARA
Scene director: LIANE VENTURELLA
Make-up artist: LUANA ZINN
Costume designers: MARIANE COLLOVINI
Editing: CAIO AMON
Production: CAIO AMON, EROICA_content
Executive producer: MARC BOURDEAU
Production assistant: LARISSA RADKE
Artistic assistant: VANESSA RODRIGUES
1st camera assistant: BRENT BEHNCKE
2nd camera assistant: CÁSSIO BULGARI
Chief electrician: JO FONTANA
Designer: JAMERSON PORTO
Making of logging and editing: MARCELO FREIRE
Color grading: RAFAEL DUARTE
Sound editing and mixing: CAIO AMON
Sound recording, music editing and mixing: PHILIPPE BOUVRETTE, HARUKA NAGATA
Still photography: LAURA ALDANA
Catering: THAIS GOMES
Image equipment rental: MARX FRANZEN, RAFAEL DUARTE
Lighting equipment rental: LOCAL
Transportation: BALIFE TRANSPORT, MANDA BALA, ROSATUR, WCC TRANSPORT
Drivers: CASSIO BULGARI, EMERSON PRESTES, LUIZ HORTÊNCIO DA SILVA GIACOMELLI, ROSIMERI RIFFEL
Filming locations: PUBLIC LIBRARY OF THE STATE OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL, FUGA BAR, PARKING FREE PARKING
Insurance: AHC SEGUROS E ENTRETENIMENTO, BERKLEY INTERNATIONAL DO BRASIL SEGUROS S/A
Financing: Canada Council for the Arts
We would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts for their support.
Filmed in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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