Just premiered by NPR, the acclaimed French-Austrian artist, choreographer and director Gisèle Vienne has made a film titled 'Brando', inspired by, and using, Scott Walker + Sunn O)))’s song of the same name (which appears on their collaborative album, Soused, out this week).

With Vienne interpreting the tracks themes, the filming took place in a remote 1968 chalet in the French Alps with the story revolving around three performers - a dancer (Anja Röttgerkamp), a teenager (Léon Rubbens), and French arts icon Catherine Robbe-Grillet.

Given the First Watch treatment by NPR, you can watch it in the player below or by clicking here. 

With Gisèle a frequent collaborator with Sunn O)))’s Stephen O’Malley, they will be presenting Kindertotenlieder later this month - a hybrid dance theatre work she has choreographed with Stephen part of a musical duo to accompany the performers. Taking place from October 29^th to November 1^st at New York Live Arts on W 19th Street, more information can be found here.

BRANDO ///


A film by Gisèle Vienne

Music : BRANDO, from the album Soused by Scott Walker + SUNN O)))

With Anja Röttgerkamp, Léon Rubbens and Catherine Robbe-Grillet

Production : Same Art, 4AD, DACM

With the participation of LUX-Scène nationale de Valence


Produced by Amélie Couillaud & Dimitri Chamblas

Written and directed by Gisèle Vienne

Director of photography : Sylvestre Dedise

Editor : Caroline Detournay

Choreography : Gisèle Vienne


Line producer : Edouard Bonnet

Special advisers : Patric Chiha & Lucile Hadzihalilovic

Make-up & hair stylism : Mélanie Gerbeaux, assisted by Elise Feuillade

Costume design : Gisèle Vienne & Sonia Philouze, assisted by Emma Bursztejn

Gaffer : Kevin Ramalho

First camera assistant : Nadja Anane

Assistant to Catherine Robbe-Grillet : Beverley Charpentier


Post-production : Firm

Colour grading : Nicolas Gautier with the participation of Estelle Hanania

Flame artist : Erwan Bouché

End titles : Stephen O’Malley & Pierre de Domingo


Artistic dossier : Pierre de Domingo

Accounting : Pierre Garry

Suppliers : Panalux, Buffaloc, The BOX, Day’n’Light

Support : Anne-Lise Gobin & Alix Sarrade


Music written by Noel Engel

Produced by Scott Walker

Co-produced & Recorded by Peter Walsh

SUNN O))) : Stephen O’Malley, Greg Anderson, TOS Nieuwenhuizen

Mixed by Peter Walsh & Scott Walker

Musical Director : Mark Warman

Electronic Sounds Treatment & Manipulation : Mark Warman & Peter Walsh


Voice : Scott Walker

Guitars : Greg Anderson

Guitars, Bass Guitar : Stephen O’Malley

Moog, Lead Guitar : TOS Nieuwenhuizen

Drums : Ian Thomas

Keyboards : Mark Warman

Trumpet : Guy Barker

Whip : Peter Gamble

Drum Programming : Peter Walsh & Mark Warman

Keyboards FX : Peter Walsh


Soused / 4AD CAD 3428 / Noel Scott Engel © 2014

Music published by Tilt Productions Ltd (PRS/MCPS)

Scott Walker Management : Negus-Fancey Company


Acknowledgements : Didier Bouchet, Ludovic Jagielski, Manu Majastre, Raphael Rubbens,

Estelle Rullier, Jean-Paul Vienne, Dorothea Vienne-Pollak, Geoffroy Vigne, and Erès

as well as Karen Barel, Jean-Jacques Cabuy, Dennis Cooper,

PLATO (Séverine Péan, Carine Hilly and Julie Le Gall), Peter Rehberg, and Catherine Rossi-Batôt


© Same Art / 4AD / DACM – 2014


The Indian name Omaha

means Dwellers on the bluff.

Marlon Brando was born in

Omaha Nebraska.