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This director wrote the word “melancholy” on a picture of Peter Lorre to prepare an actor for a scene in which the camera revolves around him, while he breaks the fourth wall and conducts an orchestra. Rita Mitsouko composed the theme of a film by this director, in which a man hobbling on a crutch and a woman wearing an eyepatch sprint through a subway after hearing cello music. In tracking shots from two films by this director, the camera follows the same actor dancing to “Strong Girl” by Iggy Pop under fireworks and “Modern Love” by (*) David Bowie. The interlude of a film by this director tracks a troupe of musicians walking through a church playing accordions. A stand-up comedian and a soprano have a marionette daughter in a musical by this director written by Sparks. This director cast Kylie Minogue in a surreal film about an actor who dresses as “Mister Shit” in a limousine. For 10 points, name this French director of Annette and Holy Motors. ■END■

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