“At first I found it a bit frustrating because what I love about Justice’s shows is the public’s energy,” says Ed Banger Records’ head honcho Busy P in a behind-the-scenes special about the film. While the one-hour film is a recounting of a live show seen by millions of people around the world, it features no audience. Iris is the polar opposite, but radical in its own way. The film is packed with intimate footage of the band’s personal experiences on the road, capturing their extreme rockstar form and their crowd’s explosive energy firsthand. Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay of Justice made their first silver screen debut over a decade ago with A Cross The Universe – a gritty documentary directed by Romain Gavras that follows the duo through their 2008 North American tour.
With no theatrics and storyline, it is less of an opera and more of a concert film set in the void.
Directed by André Chemetoff and Armand Beraud, it is a dignified adaptation of the band’s ‘Woman Worldwide’ live show that toured throughout 20. The new film Iris: A Space Opera by Justice, which opened in select theaters around the globe last week, is just that. Whether it’s something as traditional and esoteric as Philip Glass’ Akhnaten or groundbreaking as The Who’s rock saga Tommy, an “opera” makes one think of acting, scenery, costume, and sometimes dance or ballet.Īrmed with their uncompromising sound, aesthetic and vision, French electronic duo Justice have chosen to take the idea of an “opera” and spin it into something refreshing and bold.
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