Adele + Dolan = "Hello"
Friday, October 23, 2015 at 9:05AM New contributor Coco here, very happy to be joining the Film Experience team. Have you seen the latest Adele video?
Isn't it only logical that Adele's almost four-year hiatus was broken thanks to one of the most prolific auteurs of our times? It's unclear how much of a role Canadian wunderkind Xavier Dolan played in getting Adele to record her long-awaited third album, but he directs the video for first single "Hello".
It's clear from this video that Adele is a huge fan of Dolan's Mommy, that she saw it, and that it was so trasnformative it inspired her to get up and finally record the follow-up to her megaselling and Grammy-winning album 21. That might be giving Dolan too much credit -we'll have to wait for the 25th anniversary oral history to find out the details- but the influence is there. Not only does it feature Dolan's trademark exhuberance, it also sounds a lot like the kind of song that would have been part of the Mommy soundtrack, especially with those "I'm sorry" chorus toward te end.
What do you think? Was Adele totally inspired by Dolan? Do you think the song will win all the Grammys?
Adele, Grammys, Mommy, Xavier Dolan, music videos
Reader Comments (19)
...with Christina Hendricks as "Adele"
That look she gives to the camera in the beginning is fantastic.
Tristan Wilds is the reason to watch this video. The song is dead and the visuals outside of Tristan leave much to be desired.
Dolan's cinematic responsibility for the near future is securing a third foreign language Best Actress nomination for Cotillard. And for his English language debut adding to the nomination counts of Chastain, Bates, and Sarandon.
So, so good. All hail the Queen.
Coco -- welcome! I love the fantasy that Xavier was responsible. Like.... 'Look, Adele. I just finished a movie and during this conversation i'm writing another one which I'll finish next week. If you don't do your album now, you'll have to call it 26.'
such a voice....
God I love Adele, and this song is as fantastic !
Dolan captured the beauty and the timelessness of her.
It's a throwback to the sixties avant guarde cinema -very astute and very effective.
Damn...that was good.
Welcome, but this is kind of a mess. Why would it be "logical" that he would direct this? It actually seems incredibly random based on her history. "
Not only does the feature Dolan's trademark exhuberance"
Slow down a bit... no need to rush things to be "current"
I love it, and Adele looks fantastic!
Joey -- thanks for the welcome. The "logical" line was kind of a joke. And I must apologize, I'm still figuring out the posting system, which didn't record my proof-read corrections properly. I have updated them now.
Way harsh, Joey. Welcome, Coco, please stay awhile!
If I were in the Grammy voting body I'd nominate this song for All The Grammys just on the strength of how she looked into my soul at the beginning there. I welcome my new North-London-accented golden-voiced overlord.
The song and the video are stunning! I feel as if I haven't listened to music for 3 years.
This song is giving me my life, honey! Good gawd, all of the other pop divas are officially gone now thanks to Slaydele. Good night, lessssers!
Sorry I was drunk and being a douche. Please ignore my previous message and forgive me for being a twat. My bad attitude had nothing to do with you. Please accept my apologies.
Love the song, love the video! I'm totally with Morgan on the Christina Hendricks resemblance, I've always thought they favored each other.
Girl, replace that flip phone and maybe your call with actually go through.
Welcome Coco! Seems fitting that your first post is about something so stylish (Chanel etc).
Both song and video seem decent but neither made me feel anything. Maybe after a few re-watches..
The way she flips the phone shut at the start is e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g