The Owl's Legacy (L'Héritage de la chouette) 35 years old

THE OWL’S LEGACY is an intellectually agile, engaging, and sometimes biting look at ancient Greece, its influences on Western culture—and how many eras have reinterpreted the Greek legacy to reflect their own needs. Each of the 13 episodes is centered on a potent Greek word: from “democracy” and “philosophy” to “mythology” and “misogyny.” Marker convenes and films symposia—meals featuring wine and thoughtful conversation—in locales including Paris, Tokyo, Tbilisi, Berkeley, and an olive grove on Athens’ outskirts. Footage from these banquets is interspersed with archival materials and interviews (often featuring a stylized or distorted owl image looming in the background). Marker’s diverse group of informants includes composers, politicians, classicists, historians, scientists, writers, filmmakers, and actors. Together their contributions form a compelling (and sometimes contradictory) cultural and historical exploration for each theme.

Credits

Cast

Name	Character
André Dussollier He was 43 , now 78 years old	as Narrator (voice)

Crew

Name	Job title
Chris Marker Directing He was 67 , 91 years old when he died	Director
Chris Marker Production He was 67 , 91 years old when he died	Producer
Chris Marker Writing He was 67 , 91 years old when he died	Writer