The Owl's legacy. 1, Symposium, or accepted ideas

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Part 1 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 1 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. This segment explores how in Paris, Tbilisi, Athens and Berkeley historians have played with reconstitutions of the "symposium" -- the Greek banquet -- around tables laden with food and wine.

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