Les Clips Vol. II

Infobox music DVD
Name = Les Clips Vol. II
Type = Music Video
Artist = Mylène Farmer


Released = December, 1988
Recorded = 1987 - 1988
Format = VHS
Genre = Compilation
Length = about 56:00
Label = Polydor
Producer =
Last DVD = "Les Clips"
(1987)
This DVD = "Les Clips Vol. II"
(1988)
Next DVD = "Les Clips Vol. III"
(1990)

"Les Clips Vol. II" is a VHS recorded by the French singer Mylène Farmer, containing all the singer's videoclips from 1988 to 1989. ["L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer", Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 327 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)] It was released in December 1988 in France.

This VHS contains all the three first videos of the singles from the album "Ainsi soit je..." ["Mylène Farmer - La part d'ombre", Caroline Bee, Antoine Bioy & Benjamin Thiry, 2005, Archipel Ed., p. 372] ["Télé Vidéo", January 2, 1989, "Les clips de Mylène Farmer" [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1989/Tele_video_020189.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved March 30, )] .

This VHS content is also included on the DVD "Music Videos I".

Critical reception

According to "Compact", this DVD offers "superb distrubing stories, beautiful images" ; ["Compact", 1/1989, Sylvie-Anne Balizet [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1989/COMPACT_0189.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved March 19, 2008)] as for the documentary on the filming of "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces", it was described as being "subtly perverse". ["DISC", 7/1989,"Mylène Farmer - Les Clips, Vol. II" [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1989/DISC_0789.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved March 19, 2008)] "Folk and Rock" praised this VHS describing these videos as "blockbusters surpassing one million franc", and underlining the "exceptional score" in terms of sales. ["Rock and Folk", January 1990 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1990/rock_and_folk_0190.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved March 22, 2008)] The French newspaper "Le Provençal" also gave a positive analysis of the contents of this VHS. ["Le Provençal", December 13, 1988, "Une tête à claps - Mylène Farmer sort ses clips en vidéo", Christine Georget [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/Le_provencal_131288.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved March 27, )]

On August 7 and 8, 1989, during the first edition of the Nights of the musical audiovisual, the VHS was awarded best French compilation of music videos. ["Video 7", Ocotber 1989, "Music and night" [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1989/VIDEO7_1089.jpgDevant-soi.com] (Retrieved March 30, 2008)]

Formats

This video is available only on VHS.

Track listings

+ Backstage of the video "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" (23:17)

Credits and personnel

All these videos were directed by Laurent Boutonnat and produced by Toutankhamon. The backstage were filmed by François Hanss.

Certifications and sales

References