Philippe Arthuys
Philippe Arthuys is a French musician and director born in Paris on November 22, 1928 and died on January 6, 2010 in Toulouse. He is the son of the politician and resistance fighter Jacques Arthuys, and father of the actress Sophie Arthuys, the director Bertrand Arthuys and the composer Christophe Arthuys. It was within the GRMC, with Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry, that Philippe Arthuys became familiar with musique concrete. The basic principle of musique concrete consists of working the sound material directly on the recording medium, from diligent listening to the recorded elements, in accordance with the idea, which Schaeffer formulated in 1948, "that there exists another path than notation to access music.” At this period, musique concrete seems essentially intended to renew dramatic music. Arthuys' temperament adapts well to this tendency, he especially seeks the relationship of music with poetry or image, in works illustrating texts by Kipling (The Crab Who Played With The Sea, 1955) or 'Apollinaire (Le Voyeur, for a film by Henri Gruel, 1956). The liberation of spirit and technique thus found influenced the film scores he composed for Jacques Rivette (Paris nous belongs, 1961) and Jean-Luc Godard (Les Carabiniers, 1963). The collaboration between Maurice Béjart and Pierre Henry intensified, and Philippe Arthuys specialized in composing film scores, which exasperated Pierre Schaeffer. Noting that they devoted themselves more to composition than to research, he ...
A study of conscience set against the trial of Eichmann in Israel. (more)
La prima donna (1964)
A story of "La Pasta", a renowned prima donna, and her extraordinary rival. (more)
A story of "La Pasta", a renowned prima donna, and her extraordinary rival. (more)
Christs in the Thousands (1969)
When a museum depicting the violence man inflicts on himself opens, a doctor, a woman and a museum official go through the building before the grand opening. Discussing the subject matter, their attention quickly turns to the May Day riots that plagued Paris. This ... (more)
When a museum depicting the violence man inflicts on himself opens, a doctor, a woman and a museum official go through the building before the grand opening. Discussing the subject matter, their attention quickly turns to the May Day riots that plagued Paris. This ... (more)
God Chose Paris (1969)
An interesting mixture of filmed scenes with Belmondo and archival footage regarding cultural aspects of all kind around Paris, starting at the end of the 19th century and ending in the mid-1960's. Jean-Paul Belmondo leads us through the movie starting as a young ... (more)
An interesting mixture of filmed scenes with Belmondo and archival footage regarding cultural aspects of all kind around Paris, starting at the end of the 19th century and ending in the mid-1960's. Jean-Paul Belmondo leads us through the movie starting as a young ... (more)
Noces de Sève (1979)
An anti-nuclear parable, the film tells the story of villagers who each year traditionally hold "sap weddings", thus paying homage to the forest. But a nuclear power plant must be built there. The film was presented in competition at the Thonon-les-Bains festival ... (more)
An anti-nuclear parable, the film tells the story of villagers who each year traditionally hold "sap weddings", thus paying homage to the forest. But a nuclear power plant must be built there. The film was presented in competition at the Thonon-les-Bains festival ... (more)