Video of the Week :: Daft Punks’ Electroma [Feature Length Film & Teaser]

Daft Punk released Electroma in 2007 to mixed reviews and to tell the truth I can see why. Its not your everyday feature film, for instance it features no dialogue during it’s full 72 minutes running time. I actually didn’t really enjoy it much at all, but there are those of you out there who may enjoy it and for the rest at least we can say we watched the Daft Punk feature length film and survived.

Above is the teaser realsed for the film and at the bottom of the page is the full length version, it actually buffers pretty quickly so dont worry about that.

Its a pity the music in the film isn’t by Daft Punk but it was written and Directed by the Duo.

What Wikipedia has to say about Electroma

Daft Punk’s Electroma is a film by French duo Daft Punk. The plot revolves around the quest of two robots (the band members, played by Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich) to become human. The music featured in this film is not by Daft Punk, which is a first for the duo after their previous film and home video releases, D.A.F.T. and Interstella 5555. While initially receiving mixed reviews, theatrical screenings of the film have since been well received.

Production

Daft Punk’s previous directorial credits include the music videos for their singles “Fresh”, “Robot Rock” and “Technologic”. The duo initially shot footage for a music video of the song “Human After All”, but expanded the content for a feature-length film instead. According to Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Daft Punk’s Electroma had been an unplanned extension of filming videos for the Human After All album.

What Daft Punk had to say

We were not nervous – making a full-length movie was like a dream. We never planned for it to happen, but after we directed the videos for our last album we decided to keep on working. We were in the shooting dynamic, so the movie came naturally. We didn’t think too much. Whether it’s making music or directing a video, whatever we do we do it quickly. When we have a good work dynamic we don’t need to ask too many questions of each other.

“There’s a feeling of despair for some, but that’s not what we wanted. Because the whole movie is without dialogue, it’s more a question than an answer. We wanted to make a question mark so people could project what they wanted onto Electroma – some people see it as sad, some as happy. Everyone is different”

Watch the Full Length Feature Below