Season - Episode
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Season 1 Jun 12, 1989
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1 - 1Symposium, or the Received Ideas Jun 12, 1989 -
1 - 2Olympics, or the Imaginary Greece Jun 13, 1989
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1 - 3Democracy, or the City of Dreams Jun 14, 1989
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1 - 4Nostalgia, or the Impossible Return Jun 15, 1989
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1 - 5Amnesia, or the Sense of History Jun 16, 1989
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1 - 6Mathematics, or the Realm of Signs Jun 19, 1989
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1 - 7Logomachy, or the Root of Words Jun 20, 1989
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1 - 8Music, or the Inner Space Jun 21, 1989
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1 - 9Cosmogony, or the Use of the World Jun 22, 1989
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1 - 10Mythology, or the Truth of Lies Jun 23, 1989
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1 - 11Misogyny, or Desire's Traps Jun 26, 1989
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1 - 12Tragedy, or the Illusion of Death Jun 27, 1989
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1 - 13Philosophy, or the Owl's Triumph Jun 28, 1989
Overview
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.
Year 1989
Studio La Sept
Director
Crew Chris Marker (Producer), Chris Marker (Director), Jean-Claude Carrière (Writer), Thierry Garrel (Producer), Chris Marker (Writer), Simone Nedjma Scialom (Editor)
Popularity 3.0425
Language English, French
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