Two documentaries will be screened at this session:
Claude Levi-Strauss Par Lui-m?me
Directed by Pierre-Andre Boutang in 2008, this French documentary runs for 1 hour and 33 minutes.
It explores the life of pioneering anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss. Directed by Pierre-Andr? Boutang, "Claude Levi-Strauss in His Own Words" incorporates a 1972 interview with Levi-Strauss, along with an exploration of his life, work, and writings.
Rene Depestre, Chronique d'un animal marin
This 2004 documentary was made by Patrick Cazals, and runs for 1 hour and 2 minutes.
Rene Depestre is a famous writer from Ha?ti. In 1804, Ha?ti became the first black colony to win its independence. In 2004, from his adopted town in France at the foot of the Corbieres, poet-writer Rene Depestre - the author of Encore Une Mer A Traverser, non-assistance A Personne En Danger and Hadriana Dans Tous Mes Reves - reflects on the tragic fate of his native island, on his works and his own journey through the century.
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