Ne change rien
France, Portugal
2009
100 Min
Black and White
1.33:1
English, French
Synopsis
Ne change rien is born of a friendship between the actress Jeanne Balibar, the sound engineer Philippe Morel and Pedro Costa. Jeanne Balibar sings in rehearsal recordings, rock concerts to opera singing lessons, a granary in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines to the scene of a café in Tokyo. —Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
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Pedro Costa
Pedro Costa (born 1959) is a Portuguese film director. He is acclaimed for using his ascetic style to depict the marginalised people in desperate living situations. Many of his films are set in a district of Lisbon inhabited by the socially disadvantaged and shot in a natural and low-key way that makes them resemble documentaries. While studying history at University of Lisbon, Costa switched to film courses at School of Theatre and Cinema (Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema). After working as an assistant director to several directors such as Jorge Silva Melo and João Botelho, he made a first feature film O Sangue (The Blood) in 1989. He collected the France Culture Award (Foreign Cineaste of the Year) at 2002 Cannes International Film Festival for directing the film No Quarto da Vanda (In Vanda’s Room). Juventude em Marcha (Youth on the March, known as “Colossal Youth” in Anglophone countries, and “En avant, jeunesse” – “Onward, Youth” – in Francophone countries) was selected for… read more
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Alex Denison
4Apr12
Effective and affecting on many different levels. The minimalist mise en scene allows the sound and silence to pervade the frame like props, set pieces, or actors.
Zachary Phillip Brailsford
17Sep11
I don't ever want this movie out of mind. Costa continues to astonish with this expressionistic document of an artist and her craft. The film is an astonishing piece of work; would that I might one day make something half as fascinating and rich as this. Savvy
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Matthew_Lucas
21Aug11
Evocative and atmospheric doc about the enigmatic French chanteuse, Jeanne Balibar. Not so much a typical documentary as it is a living portrait, the film simply observes her creative process as she works on a new album. Shot in striking black and white, NE CHANGE RIEN is a haunting, soulful look at the birth of a work of art.
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By Daniel Kasman on June 16, 2009
An interview with the filmmaker from Cannes upon the release of Ne change rien.
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By Daniel Kasman on May 16, 2009
Considering all his talk about work, the value of it as well as its humility, and especially how making movies is work too—good work, by ardent
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By David Phelps on May 15, 2009
First, Ne change rien turns up the idea that most of Pedro Costa’s recent films are dress rehearsals. Where his major mentors, Jean
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By Natasha Subramaniam on November 14, 2009
NE CHANGE RIEN- Torture, Beauty, and Song
By Pedro Costa, 2009,
At the AFI Film Festival, Pedro Costa introduced his latest documentary, “Ne Change Rien,” expressing that he sought to make… read review
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By Bill Mousoulis on October 10, 2009
An attempt at a film. Completely sure-footed, completely poetic and mesmerising, in a line that is known (a certain kind of “rehearsal” doco, Godard or Akerman or whoever), and reminiscent of course… read review
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