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Civilization, Western -- Greek influences.
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The owl's legacy [videorecording (
DVD
)] / Chris Marker.
Arte France Développement ; Icarus Films Home Video, 2018.
Call #:
DVD
909
.09821
O97
Doc
Subjects
Civilization, Western -- Greek influences.
ISBN:
9786317539983
Format:
[videorecording (
DVD
)] /
Edition:
[Restored ed.]
Description:
2 videodiscs (338 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 booklet (24 p.)
Notes:
Videodisc release of the 1989 13-part French TV series restored in 2018.
Home use only.
In English, French, and German with English subtitles.
Contents:
Symposium, or accepted ideas -- Olympics, or imaginary Greece -- Democracy, or the city of dreams -- Nostalgia, or the impossible return -- Amnesia, or history on the march -- Mathematics, or the empire counts back -- Logomachy, or the dialect of the tribe -- Music, or inner space -- Cosmogony, or the ways of the world -- Mythology, or lies like truth -- Misogyny, or the snares of desire -- Tragedy, or the illusion of death -- Philosophy, or the triumph of the owl.
Production:
Director, Chris Marker.
Performers:
Narrator: André Dussollier.
Summary:
""The Owl's Legacy, Chris marker's mythical masterpiece has been restored and released for the first time in 30 years! Each episode has artists and intellectuals from around the world start with a Greek word and use it as a starting point for a wide-ranging exploration of the influence of Greek culture on today's society. The series includes discussion with Daniel Andler, Theo Angelopoulos, Kostas Axelos, Richard Bennet, Christiane Bron, Cornelius Castoriadis, Angélique Ionatos, Michael Jobert, Elia Kazan, Oswyn Murray, Renate Schlesier, Michael Serres, Guilia Sissa, Manuela Smith, George Steiner, Nikos Svoronis, Vassilis Vassilikos, Jean-Pierre Vernant, Iannis Xenakis, and Atsuhiko Yoshida."--Container.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Television programs -- France.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Marker, Chris, 1921-2012.
Dussollier, André.
Arte France cinéma (Firm)
Icarus Films Home Video.
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