Tonight on TV: One of the funniest movies ever made

From the age of 21, when he discovered the title.Bellbottoms“From John Spencer Blues Explosion, Edgar Wright dreamed of filming a car chase for this track. In 2003, he made a music video”blue song“By electro band Mint Royale. It depicts a heist driver waiting for his accomplices to rob a bank, singing and dancing to the music. The clip features him in the opening scene of 2017’s Baby Driver.

In this way, Edgar Wright reveals the concept that he has been developing for so many years: fixing the film, its editing and the gestures of some of the characters by setting them to the songs that the main character constantly listens to. Like Quentin Tarantino, who often specified that he needed to determine what music would be used before writing a scene, the British director incorporates the soundtrack during the scriptwriting process, then keeps it in the image with the help of choreographer Ryan Heffington, known for his work. on clips”Candlestick“list and”We existfrom Arcade Fire.

For his Hollywood debut, the author of the Cornetto trilogy therefore revisits the heist film through the prism of a musical comedy, perfectly bringing his edgy style to this mix of genres. A true declaration of love for film and music, it won a BAFTA for Best Editing. Well received by the media and critics, child driver On AlloCiné has an average viewer rating of 3.9 out of 5.

child driver Edgar Wright with Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James…

from the age of 12

tonight on TFX at 9:05 p.m.