Les Objets - Sarah (Clip officiel)

What this video is

Released in 1991 as a single and video from Les Objets' debut album La Normalité, 'Sarah' emerged at a critical juncture in French alternative music. The band — co-founded by Olivier Libaux (later of Nouvelle Vague) and Jérôme Rousseaux (later recording as Ignatus) — drew from British indie pop touchstones such as The Smiths and The Pale Fountains while singing exclusively in French, staking out a distinctly…

Why it matters

As one of the earliest confirmed Gondry-directed videos for an artist other than his own band Oui Oui, 'Sarah' is a foundational document in the pre-history of one of cinema's most distinctive visual auteurs. It also stands as a key artifact of the short-lived but critically celebrated French…

The director

Michel Gondry (born May 8, 1963, Versailles, France) is a French filmmaker, screenwriter, and music video director. He began directing videos while drumming for French pop band Oui Oui in the late 1980s. His early French indie music video work — including…