''Le Musk'' is an 2022 Indian
virtual reality
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thriller
Thriller may refer to:
* Thriller (genre), a broad genre of literature, film and television
** Thriller film, a film genre under the general thriller genre
Comics
* ''Thriller'' (DC Comics), a comic book series published 1983–84 by DC Comics i ...
film co-produced and directed by film composer
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in in ...
.
The film stars
Nora Arnezeder
Nora Arnezeder (born 8 May 1989) is a French actress and singer. The recipient of a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry.
Early life
Arnezeder was born in Paris, France. Her father Wolfgang Arnezeder is A ...
,
Guy Burnet
Guy Burnet (born 8 August 1983) is a British theatre, film and television actor.
Early life
Burnet was born in London, England. He attended Holland Park School where his interest in drama first developed, taking an A level in the subject.
Befo ...
, Munirih Grace and Mariam Zohrabyan.
A preview of ''Le Musk'' was shown 27 April 2017 at the ‘NAB’, Las Vegas in a room with multi-sensory 'Positron Voyager' VR motion platform.
At
72nd Cannes Film Festival
The 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 14 to 25 May 2019. Mexican filmmaker Alejandro González Iñárritu served as jury president. The Palme d'Or went to the South Korean film ''Parasite'', directed by Bong Joon-ho; Bong became th ...
, Rahman unveiled 'Scent of a song' from the film.
Plot
The film follows the journey of an orphaned child, full-time heiress and part-time musician, who grows up to be a diva on a mission. All through, she has one constant companion – the lingering Muskan scent. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when she receives an anonymous message, which brings back her mysterious past.
Cast
*
Nora Arnezeder
Nora Arnezeder (born 8 May 1989) is a French actress and singer. The recipient of a Lumières Award, she is an accomplished actress in the French film industry.
Early life
Arnezeder was born in Paris, France. Her father Wolfgang Arnezeder is A ...
as Juliet
*
Guy Burnet
Guy Burnet (born 8 August 1983) is a British theatre, film and television actor.
Early life
Burnet was born in London, England. He attended Holland Park School where his interest in drama first developed, taking an A level in the subject.
Befo ...
* Munirih Grace
* Mariam Zohrabyan
* Edoardo Landolfi
Production
Development
In 2015,
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman (; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and songwriter, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in in ...
was planning to create a theatre with projections all around and scent added to it, after being suggested by his wife Saira to make a film on perfumes. Three months later, someone gave Rahman a
virtual reality
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video games), e ...
gear which prompted him and his wife to make a virtual reality film based on perfumes. In order to blend the
olfactory
The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste.
In humans, i ...
element in his film, Rahman got in touch with Grace Boyle, who is the founder director of Feelies, a London based company that has developed the technology to disperse scent during a film.
Filming
The entire film was shot in
Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
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in a span of 13 days using a pair of Jaunt ONE cameras, with each of them being fitted with 24 camera sensors so as to capture
8K quality video.
References
External links
*{{imdb title, tt6299578
*https://www.facebook.com/LeMuskTheFilm/
Upcoming films
English-language Indian films
Films scored by A. R. Rahman
Films set in Rome
Entertainment One films
Virtual reality films
Films set in Italy
Films shot in Rome
Films shot in Italy