Light up the Void  

Invited to take part in Konbini’s Vidéo Club format, Gaspar Noé wanders through the aisles of a traditional video rental store, using the space as a starting point to discuss his relationship with cinema.

The concept is straightforward: surrounded by VHS tapes and DVDs, the guest reflects on films that have shaped their taste and artistic vision.

Throughout the video, Noé delivers candid and often provocative remarks, consistent with his public persona. He openly expresses his attraction to transgressive, physical, and sensory forms of cinema, while referencing genres and works that have influenced him, ranging from exploitation films to more radical strands of auteur cinema. His comments highlight a deep interest in visceral imagery and in cinema as an experience meant to unsettle the viewer.

Filmed in conjunction with the release of Climax, the segment serves a promotional purpose, yet avoids conventional publicity rhetoric. Rather than offering an in-depth interview or analytical discourse, Vidéo Club presents a more instinctive and personal glimpse into Noé’s cinephilia.

Through this brief format, Gaspar Noé emerges less as a theoretician and more as an obsessive film lover, advocating a raw, unfiltered approach to cinema.