Director: Vincent Moon
Frankrig 2008, 70 min.

A masterful cinematic space trip into the mind of the screaming philosopher, drunkard and cult singer Kazuki Tomokawa

To see 'La Faute des fleurs' is like being hit by a spaceship. A very Japanese spaceship. After having been told by a fan that here was a story that he shouldn't miss out on, Vincent Moon travelled to Japan to meet the 59-year-old Japanese folk singer and cult figure Kazuki Tomokawa, also known as 'the screaming philosopher'. From that moment on, the director's world had changed completely - and unsuspecting audiences who go and see 'La Faute des fleurs' can expect the same. Because Tomokawa, who at first sight looks like someone taken from a yakuza film, but who has in fact acted in films by both Nagisa Oshima and Takashi Miike, loses it completely. And he burns his bridges during a wild drinking spree, where he is constantly in danger of reaching out for yet another bottle instead of his guitar. This deeply moving portrait brings Tomokawa, his bungled relationship with his son and his passion for gambling at bike races to life. 'La Faute des Fleurs' is a quantum leap for Vincent Moon.