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L'Invention du monde (1952)

L'Invention du monde poster
Directed by
Jean-Louis Bédouin, Michel Zimbacca
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
26 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary travels across the world from Canada to Africa and the Pacific Islands. It shows how people create statues, masks, and other objects to gain power, tell stories, connect with ancestors, and express their many selves.

observationalmeditativecontemplativecalmthoughtfulvisually descriptive

What happens

L'Invention du monde est un documentaire français réalisé par Michel Zimbacca et Jean-Louis Bédouin et sorti en . Du grand nord canadien à la savane africaine, du Mexique aux îles du Pacifique, partout l'homme forge des images, statues, objets divers au moyen desquels il acquiert des forces, raconte son histoire, se relie à ses ancêtres et exprime toutes les natures qui sont en lui : totems haidas, figurines hopi, masques dans toutes leurs variations, sculptures mayas... Homme et femme, parfois animal ou oiseau, l'humain agit sur le monde et s'inscrit dans les transformations permanentes du cosmos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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