Killing Time by Grégoire Manhes

"Three iddle rich meet regularly to play cards.
One evening, bored, they realize that playing had lost its attraction. Winning was not exciting enough. They decide to "spice up" their game and by changing the rules :

The loser of the next game would pay with his life"

Created in tribute to Hitchcockian film, this atypical project is a suspenseful behind-close-door thriller that looks nothing else. With a simple but fearsome plot, Grégoire Manhes immerses the spectator in the heart of a real descent into hell.

Proposing a new way of telling a story, this choreographic piece and medium-length film combines Dance, Music and Cinema in a completely innovative way. Devoid of dialogue, the narration of "Killing Time" passes through the movement, the sound and the musicality of the editing. The atypical gestures of the choreographer associated with the camera and to the sharp musicality of the performers make this film a singular artwork.

The soundtrack won the "special mention of the jury" at the Parma International Music Film Festival 2021 :
"A Special Mention for the contemporary composition in synergy with the body language, in an extraordinary experimental production"

Trailer : https://vimeo.com/533898720

Tracklist

1.	Générique	1:29

2.	L'ennui	4:52

3.	L'idée	2:24

4.	Une vie ?	3:50

5.	La partie de cartes / Hallucination	14:17

6.	Duo neutre	2:10

7.	La panique	1:10

8.	Le débat	4:31

10.	Après le drame	1:46

11.	Discours final	4:38

Credits

released October 1, 2020

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Kiling Time
Choreographed / Composed / Directed by Grégoire Manhes

Conductor : Grégoire Manhes
Musicians : Quintette Mitra
Violins : Jeanne Apray, Lydie Souppaya
Viola : Salomé Kirklar
Cello : Imane Mahroug
Double basse : Johanna Sans

Sound / Recording supervision : Gilles Alonzo, Louis Alexandre Gautier Dumoulin, Dougal Kemp, Thép Perek

Recorded at the recording studio of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (CNSMDL)

© 2020 Grégoire Manhes.

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