AUTUMN DE WILDE SHORT: LES ENFANTS S’ENNUIENT LE DIMANCHE ( THE CHILDREN ARE BORED ON SUNDAYS) WITH ELIJAH WOOD AND SHIRLEY MANSON
Ever since the Apples in Stereo video for “Dance Floor”, Elijah Wood keeps sneaking turning up wherever I look. Like when I am trying to buy new eyeglasses online or sometimes when I close my eyes at night, his beady hobbit eyes haunt my dreams . Is that weird? Well, most recently, Froto and sexy ginger starlet, Shirley Manson joined photographer and director Autumn De Wilde, to shoot a short film for Oliver Peoples 2010 campaign called “les enfants s’ennuient le dimanche (the children are bored on sundays)”. Lord of the Rings meets Garbage but with retro-inspired sunglasses, 1960’s “Mad Men” flair and a pretentiously long french title. Can’t picture it, just watch. Actually, Wood is pretty entertaining here and he gets to make out with Shirley Manson. He should always play Fred.
If this video has a bit of an indie music video feel to it, that’s probably because Autumn has been working with musicians for most of her career. She is most known for her portraits of Sonic Youth, Wolfmother, Willie Nelson and Ryan Adams, which have graced the pages of Spin magazine, Rolling Stone, Filter and Nylon. She has also photographed CD covers for Elliot Smith, Jenny Lewis, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, Beck and Wilco, directed music videos for Elliot Smith, Spoon, Rilo Kiley, The Raconteurs and Death Cab and directed three live concert documentaries for the Flaming Lips, Spoon and Arcade Fire.
Last year, Autumn directed another short for Oliver Peoples called “Catch a Tuesday” featuring another celeb who haunts my dreams (but in a different way) Zooey Deschanel (call me) , oh and some guy, Matt Costa. (Jack Johnson label? dreamin’) Watch it below:
