The Owl's Legacy

The Owl's Legacy (1989)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • First Air Date: 1989-06-12
  • Last Air Date: 1989-06-28
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 13
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 26 min.
  • Production Company: Attica Art Productions
  • Production Country: France
  • Networks: La Sept
  • Director: Chris Marker
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Summary

THE OWL’S LEGACY is an intellectually agile, engaging, and sometimes biting look at ancient Greece, its influences on Western culture—and how many eras have reinterpreted the Greek legacy to reflect their own needs. Each of the 13 episodes is centered on a potent Greek word: from “democracy” and “philosophy” to “mythology” and “misogyny.” Marker convenes and films symposia—meals featuring wine and thoughtful conversation—in locales including Paris, Tokyo, Tbilisi, Berkeley, and an olive grove on Athens’ outskirts. Footage from these banquets is interspersed with archival materials and interviews (often featuring a stylized or distorted owl image looming in the background). Marker’s diverse group of informants includes composers, politicians, classicists, historians, scientists, writers, filmmakers, and actors. Together their contributions form a compelling (and sometimes contradictory) cultural and historical exploration for each theme.

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The Owl's Legacy Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1989-06-12
13 Episodes

The Owl's Legacy Episodes

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  • André Dussollier

    as Narrator (voice)
Directing Chris Marker Director
Writing Jean-Claude Carrière Writer
Writing Chris Marker Writer
Production Thierry Garrel Producer
Production Chris Marker Producer
Editing Simone Nedjma Scialom Editor