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Paris Calligrammes

Paris Calligrammes

In a rich torrent of archival audio and visuals, paired with extracts from her own artworks and films, Ottinger resurrects the old Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Latin Quarter. Amongst their literary cafés and jazz clubs, she revisits encounters with Jewish exiles; life with her artistic community; the world views of Parisian ethnologists and philosophers; the political upheavals of the Algerian War and May 1968; and the legacy of the colonial era. “I followed the footsteps of my heroines and heroes,” Ottinger narrates, “wherever I found them, they will appear in this film too.”

Director

Ulrike Ottinger

Countries

France Germany

Year

2020

Premiere

UK Premiere

Primary Contact

Bojana Marić

Duration

130 mins

Producer

Thomas Kufus, Kornelia Theune Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Gérald Collas

Production company

zero one film Idéale Audience

Distributor

Lightdox, Sales and Acquisitions Contemporary Films Ltd