une collaboration parfaite

When a film has good music, it really does make all the difference. When that film is watched in a cinema, or theatre, the experience is often enhanced for the better. And when the score is played live, the whole thing can become quite magical. I've seen a few such performances in the last few years, but this was one of the best. We were at Edinburgh's Usher Hall last night, watching the Tindersticks performing Claire Denis Film Scores from 1996 - 2009. As a director, Denis has a photographer's eye for beautiful close-up shots and amazing attention to detail. Her films vary in theme, but there are often sequences running in loops, the result being strangely hypnotic. The music of the Tindersticks lends itself so well to this and it's a partnership that has lasted several years and covered many of her films; their collaboration is quite brilliant.

Nénette et Boni (1996), YouTube