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Pacôme Thiellement (born 6 November 1975) is a French essayist and filmmaker.
Pacôme Thiellement | |
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| Born | 6 November 1975 |
| Occupation | Writer |
Biography
editHe writes essays, articles, and a novel on pop culture (rock music, comics, TV series) and Gnostic thought, about which he became an uncritical advocate.[1] He frequently wrote about David Lynch, stating: "From Blue Velvet onwards, Lynch constructs his America. He was one of the first to make me want to write. On one hand, there's the idea of innocence, no matter the universe he presents. He never indulges in darkness for its own sake. On the other hand, his cinema is so full of mystery that it turned me into an investigator."[2]
He also delved into experimental cinema in close collaboration with Thomas Bertay, with some of their works being screened at the Palais de Tokyo.[3] Thiellement regularly contributed to specialized magazines (e.g., L'Éprouvette, Rock & Folk, Chronic'art) and appeared on the France Culture radio show Mauvais Genres.[4]
In 2021, he participated in the PARVIS research workshop organized by the Institut Francilien d'Ingénierie des Services (IFIS) and Gustave Eiffel University, focusing on excavating the past and archiving the present.[5]
From 2021 to 2023, he regularly contributed a video column Inferent on the Blast (webTV), discussing YouTube phenomena and their excesses (collective hysteria, narcissistic perversion). Since 2022, he has hosted another column, La Fin du Film, dedicated to cinema and film analysis. In 2023, he launched L'Empire n'a jamais pris fin on Blast, focusing on the lingering influence of the Roman Empire on current institutions, adopting a non-historical perspective.
Publications
editHis published works include essays on various topics like Paul McCartney, Frank Zappa, and David Lynch, as well as collections of articles and novels. Some notable titles are:
- Poppermost - considérations sur la mort de Paul McCartney (2002)
- Économie Eskimo - le rêve de Zappa (2005)
- Les Mêmes Yeux que Lost (2011)
- Pop Yoga (2013)
- La Victoire des Sans Roi. Révolution gnostique (2017)
- Paris des profondeurs (2022)
- Le Secret de la Société (2024)
Videography
editThiellement has also directed several films and series, including La Conspiration des danseuses (2002), Stupor Mundi (2016), and video series such as Infernet (2021–2023) and La Fin du Film (2022–2024).
References
edit- ^ Le Priol, Mélinée (23 November 2018). "Qu'est-ce que le gnosticisme?" [What is Gnosticism?]. La Croix (in French).
- ^ Tewfik Hakem (20 November 2020). "Quarante ans après sa sortie,"Elephant Man" de David Lynch continue de nous déstabiliser" [Forty years after its release, David Lynch's "Elephant Man" continues to unsettle us]. Le Réveil culturel (Podcast) (in French). Radio France.
- ^ "Le dispositif Thomas Bertay et Pacôme Thiellement au Palais de Tokyo" [The Thomas Bertay and Pacôme Thiellement device at the Palais de Tokyo]. La Revue des Ressources (in French). 2 December 2009.
- ^ Tewfik Hakem (15 December 2020). "Pacôme Thiellement: "Le malheur a été très formateur pour mon travail et pour moi-même"" [Pacôme Thiellement: "Misfortune has been very formative for my work and for myself"]. Le Réveil culturel (Podcast) (in French). Radio France.
- ^ "Séminaire PARVIS: Visions et recherche-création" [PARVIS Seminar: Visions and research-creation]. Université Gustave Eiffel (in French). 9 April 2021.
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