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Gestes du repas (1958)

Gestes du repas poster
Directed by
Luc de Heusch
Genre
documentary film
Country
Belgium
Runtime
23 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary captures the repetitive daily motions of people in Belgium as they prepare and eat meals. It observes these actions across different social classes without judgment or narrative.

observationalslow-pacedanthropologicaleverydayneutralmatter-of-factrepetitiveformal

What happens

Les Gestes du repas est un court métrage documentaire belge réalisé par Luc de Heusch, sorti en 1958. Luc de Heusch réalise un essai en ethno-fiction cinématographique en captant les gestes quotidiens et répétitifs de ses compatriotes en rapport avec les repas, toutes classes sociales confondues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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