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The Owl's legacy. 13, Philosophy, or the triumph of the owl / produced by Attica Art Productions Inc. (Groupe Fondation Onassis), La S.E.P.T. (Unité de programme Thierry Garrel), Fit Production ; [director: Chris Marker].
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Greece--Civilization.
- Greece.
- Civilization.
- Greece--Intellectual life.
- Intellectual life.
- Thought and thinking.
- Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Short films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (26 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences
- Other Title:
- Philosophy, or the triumph of the owl
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2018]
- Language Note:
- In English, French, and German with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Part 13 of Chris Marker's contemplative essay about the influence of Greek culture in our society. In each of the thirteen episodes, a Greek word is deciphered by artists and intellectuals from various countries. Episode 13: Around the metaphorical -- but also very real -- figure of the owl; entwined reflections upon the place of thought in daily existence and public action -- sometimes with and sometimes against the Greek legacy.
- Participant:
- Guest star, Catherine Belkodja [and 6 others] ; voice, Bob Peck.
- Credits:
- Music, Eleni Karaindrou [and 11 others] ; camerapersons, Andreas Sinanos [and 7 others] ; editing team, Khadicha Bariha, Nedjma Scialom.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Fit Production/Attica Art Productions Inc./La S.E.P.T., ©1989.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed September 13, 2018).
- Publisher Number:
- if-owl13 Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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