The Owl's legacy. 9, Cosmogony, or the ways of the world

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Part 9 of Chris Marker's contemplative essay about the influence of Greek culture in our society. In each of the thirteen episodes, a Greek word is deciphered by artists and intellectuals from vari...

Part 9 of Chris Marker's contemplative essay about the influence of Greek culture in our society. In each of the thirteen episodes, a Greek word is deciphered by artists and intellectuals from various countries. In this episode a reflection over creation -- divine cosmogony and man's creativity -- takes us from the Greek statuary art to the Acropolis' Korai on show in Tokyo. This takes us on towards the Gorgon -- a mirror of death.

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