Le bleu des origines

Nico lends her face and her long dark silhouette to Le Bleu des Origines, a survival, silent black & white film shot with a hand camera, a journey into Philippe Garrel’s intimate family album featuring the two women who counted in his cinematographic life: Nico and Zouzou. One day in Spring 1978 Garrel visits Zouzou, rue Rambuteau, and tells her he wants to film her here there and then. The film features a few shots of Garrel filmed by Zouzou. The film was produced under the worst conditions as Nico explains: “I have to carry the equipment and everything. I’m worn out after two hours of shooting. It’s so cold outside, especially on the roof of the Opéra. It’s never been as difficult for me to shoot a movie.”