BL!NDMAN — Donnie Darko (filmconcert)
STUK & Cinema ZED present:
Saxophone quartet BL!NDMAN presents a new live soundtrack to Richard Kelly's eccentric cult classic Donnie Darko (2000).
PRACTICAL
➤ Thursday 12.03 - 20:00
➤ STUK Soetezaal - Naamsestraat 96, Leuven
➤ Duration: 115’
➤ Language: English. Subtitles in Dutch.
➤ Tickets: €18 / €14 (STUK card) / €9 (- 19/ KU Leuven Culture Card)
➤ Seated concert with closed doors and without drinks. Be on time, latecomers won’t be allowed to enter.
➤ Trigger warning:The film may be considered offensive due to violence and frightening scenes. Minimum viewing age: 12 years.
The dark sci-fi gem Donnie Darko (2001) grew almost entirely through word of mouth to become one of the cult films of the early 2000s. Director Richard Kelly's debut initially made a rather unmemorable appearance in cinemas. Released barely two months after 9/11 and with promotion centred on a plane crash, the film seemed doomed to failure from the outset. Despite this difficult start, Donnie Darko became a real underground hit on DVD and grew into a must-see for any film lover with a nose for eccentric cinema. The renowned Belgian ensemble BL!NDMAN [sax] will bring a new soundtrack composed by Eric Sleichim with four saxophones, electronics, guitar and turntables.
With BL!NDMAN, I want to emphasise the different storylines without falling into the clichés of a traditional horror film soundtrack. The typical eighties songs (Duran Duran, Echo & the Bunnymen, Joy Division, etc.) will of course be retained as such. It is an arsenal of instruments (saxophones, percussion, turntables, electronics, etc.) that will give the film's sound a physical presence. The musicians on stage are part of another parallel world, a tribe elsewhere in time and space." - Eric Sleichim
Live music:
Eric Sleichim & Tomas Serrien: concept, dramaturgy | Eric Sleichim: composition, sound design | Ward De Ketelaere & Eric Sleichim: musical direction, electric guitar, turntable, electronics | BL!NDMAN [sax]: Pieter Pellens: soprano saxophone, percussion / Hendrik Pellens: alto saxophone, percussion / Piet Rebel: tenor saxophone, percussion / Sebastiaan Cooman: baritone saxophone, percussion
Film:
Richard Kelly: director
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal: Donnie Darko | Holmes Osborne: Eddie Darko | Maggie Gyllenhaal: Elizabeth Darko | Daveigh Chase: Samantha Darko | Mary McDonnell: Rose Darko | James Duval: Frank The Rabbit/Frank Anderson | Arthur Taxier: Dr. Tad Fisher | Patrick Swayze: Jim Cunningham
This filmconcert was commissioned for VIDEODROOM 2024, in a coproduction with VIERNULVIER and Film Festival Gent for the Videodroom series.
Location
Price
€18 (standard)
€14 (STUK Card)
€9 (- 19 / KU Leuven Culture Card)
