Remember LOGO’s strong video for their latest EP “Cardiocleptomania” directed by Alice & Virgile? It was released March 25th and, along with the original track, are three great remixes by Para One, LPZ and +18! Of course, it’s still available on our webstore and iTunes.

And how could you forget that Niels Schneider starred in it? Well, we took the chance to ask him a few questions! Here is Niels Schneider’s exclusive interview for Kitsuné:

Did you already know our label and clothes line?
Yes, I have been following what Kitsuné does in music as well as clothes for a few years now. I also listen to their compilations.

Was it the first time you appeared in a music video?
No, I already acted in one in Québec, it was for a friend (Jérémie Saindon) who was directing a music video for Coeur de Pirate. 

How was the video shot for “Cardiocleptomania”?
Actually, it was bit surreal to find yourself in the middle of elite athletes! But in the end Joseph and I fitted in, even though we were a bit out of place. It’s weird to act in a music video, it felt like we were doing a photo shot more than a movie. Except for the last scene, where there was actual acting.

You even injured your hand during LOGO’s shooting! How did it happen?
I had to punch a bag of clothes (aka Joseph) but it bursted open at some point, and since I didn’t want to cut the shot I kept punching the wooden floor until my hand broke and tripled…

In LOGO’s video, you’re playing a gay guy, as in many other films. Why directors often give you this kind of character?
I’m not sure gay is a role… But I only played a gay guy once, in “I Killed my Mother”. I feel like directors who want to deal with desire are more interested in the ambiguity there is in feelings between two men or two women. Maybe there are more unsaid, invisible things? Plus, nowadays gay roles in movies are not the same as it used to be : we’re far from the poof cliché.

According to you, what is the value of music in movies and videos?
In music videos, of course it’s essential or it wouldn’t be a music video anymore! But I like it when the music is only accompanying the visual more than the contrary. When both become indivisible.

When it comes to movies, lately directors tend to go without much music because they fear that it might highlight feelings they’re trying to convey too strongly. It’s a shame because it’s part of the pleasure you take watching a movie. We need to reinvent music in movies but absolutely not go without it!

When will we be able to see you on screen again? Which are your upcoming film(s)?
I’ll be in a thriller called “Désordres” out April 17th, then on television in “Odyesseus” starting in June on Arte. Finally, I’ll play in Yann Gonzalez’s movie “Les Rencontres d’Après Minuit” which is still in edition.

What are you currently working on?
I’m currently rolling “Une Rencontre” with François Cluzet and Sophie Marceau and in September I’ll act in “Ballade avec l’Amour et la Mort” the next movie by Helena Klotz. Then, I’ll be in the play “Romeo and Juliette” at the Théâtre de la Porte Saint Martin.

Get LOGO’s latest EP “Cardiocleptomania” on our webstore and iTunes

It includes the original track and a bunch of remixes by Para One,LPZ and +18.