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Le Jardin des Corps

1994 · 9 min

A quiet, contemplative portrait that drifts like a poem, asking you to sit still and listen.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ousmane Sow
Overview
Once upon a time there was a morning, noon, evening and night when the inseparable shadows of man told us about memory... Interview with Ousmane Sow, life sculptor, for the first part of a series entitled Black Memory.

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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • art
    • memory
    • identity
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
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    • Language none
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    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Raymond Rajaonarivelo
    Written by
    Raymond Rajaonarivelo
    Starring
    Ousmane Sow
    Cinematography
    Bruno Privat
    Runtime
    9 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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