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Les dites cariatides

  • 1984
  • Not Rated
  • 12m
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7.0/10
886
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Les dites cariatides (1984)
DocumentaryShort

A documentary of the caryatids in Paris accompanied by the poetry of Baudelaire and the music of Offenbach.A documentary of the caryatids in Paris accompanied by the poetry of Baudelaire and the music of Offenbach.A documentary of the caryatids in Paris accompanied by the poetry of Baudelaire and the music of Offenbach.

  • Director
    • Agnès Varda
  • Writers
    • Charles Baudelaire
    • Agnès Varda
  • Star
    • Agnès Varda
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Agnès Varda
    • Writers
      • Charles Baudelaire
      • Agnès Varda
    • Star
      • Agnès Varda
    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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      • Agnès Varda
    • Writers
      • Charles Baudelaire
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    8alice liddell

    Neo-classical statues, Paris and Baudelaire - what more could you want?

    Commissioned by French television, this is a short documentary on the neo-classical statues found throughout Paris, predominantly on the walls of buildings, holding up windows, roofs etc. (the title translates as 'the so-called Caryatides'). As one might expect from Varda, the film is strongly feminist, as she draws out wider symbolic and social implications from these images of women holding up huge weights, both then and now, but it is playfully so. The film becomes much sadder when she talks about Baudelaire, whose Paris these ladies grace; his poetry, success, notoriety; his subsequent physical decline, loss of voice and death. These statues are now so familiar that they are barely noticed, but in mapping the mental geography of a city, foreign viewers will be ravished by this Rameau-soundtracked exploration of a forgotten Paris.
    8mrdonleone

    Statues Inte

    Statues what are they what do they do what do they want the more of course you get to know him this wonderful show documentary of the one for onions Trevor the one from Bristol sprout was born in all these great things of course we loved movie such a tease have a desk and you save but the wonderful painting like imagery of onions. I never showed documentary so we love it too much me a my fiance we go totally wild we have been kissing by the movie was on and it was too lovely what's the movie know it was this movie and all of this thing was closed one thing and then before we know it reset it so much does me all of how I love those short movies of onions for the end of course it is true the show movies of any yesterday's definitely the word to see and everything wow and it's beautiful and osmosis we love it. Harbor

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    • Trivia
      Visa d'exploitation en France #58865.
    • Connections
      Featured in Delphine and Carole (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Dis-moi, Vénus
      (aria excerpt) from the opera 'La belle Hélène'

      Composed by Jacques Offenbach

      Performed by François Wertheimer

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    • Release date
      • December 26, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • The So-called Caryatids
    • Filming locations
      • 57 rue Turbigo, Paris 3, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Ciné-tamaris
      • TF1
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    • Runtime
      12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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