Dick Annegarn ＂Soleil du soir＂ [Clip Officiel] - Dick Annegarn ＂Soleil du soir＂ [Clip Officiel]

What this video is

Released in November 2008 concurrently with Dick Annegarn's album of the same name, this clip represents an unusual cultural intersection: a Dutch-born French-language chanson artist, known since the 1970s, receiving a prestige music video commission from one of the most celebrated auteur directors of the era. Michel Gondry's involvement elevates a minor indie release into a document of art-world crossover. The…

Why it matters

A rare late-career prestige artifact within the French chanson tradition, the clip demonstrates how auteur music video directors operating at the peak of their cultural capital (post-Eternal Sunshine) could temporarily reframe legacy artists in a contemporary visual language. It also stands as an…

The director

French filmmaker and producer born 1964 in Versailles. Began career directing music videos for his band Oui Oui, then gained international recognition directing Björk's 'Human Behaviour' (1993). Known for inventive visual style, in-camera effects, and…