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La pyramide humaine
Why this pick
Rouch again uses real people and participatory filmmaking, but lets a classroom experiment become a candid, uneasy study of friendship, race, and how the camera changes behaviour.
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MOVIE1961 1h 26m FRA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
Its bold blend of testimony, staged lip-sync, and documentary observation probes whose voices get heard, extending Rouch and Morin's interest in truth, memory, and filmed self-presentation.
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