Synopsis
A pre-Columbian statuette at the Louvre Museum is observed by a camera, just like if it was held under the microscope of a patient scientist. Chubby body, painful mask, it sometimes seems an innocent creature, sometimes a tragic deity.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Pathé Films
Full credits (5)
- Directors of Photography : André Bac, Patrice Pouget
- Music Composer : Pierre Henry
- Editor : Anne-Marie Cotret
- Sound Recordist : Jacques Decerf
- Participant : Alexandre Calder
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Art
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1961
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 25319
- Visa issue date : 29/09/1961
- Color type : Color
- Audio format : Mono
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)