Barney Wilen, the Rest of Your Life
2005
France
56 minutes
French; English
A film-letter to the jazz sax player, Barney Wilen. At the age of eighteen, Wilen was playing alongside Miles Davis. He owed his fame as much to his brilliant appearances as to his mysterious disappearances. He is central to Loustal’s cult comic book La Note bleue. Those who knew him well, be it Marie Moor, his last companion, Loustal, Archie Shepp, Laurent de Wilde or Philippe Garrel, endeavour to pinpoint an artist who constantly escapes any attempt at arid definition or labelling.
Production :
Sylvie Randonneix; Nord-Ouest Documentaires
Sylvie Randonneix; Nord-Ouest Documentaires
Distribution :
Nord-Ouest Documentaires
Nord-Ouest Documentaires
Editing :
Florent Mangeot
Florent Mangeot
Sound :
Dana Farzanehpour
Dana Farzanehpour
Photography :
Emmanuel Soyer; Edmond Carere
Emmanuel Soyer; Edmond Carere