La Pyramide humaine

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La Pyramide humaine is a 1961 French docufiction film by ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch that explores race relations and social dynamics among high school students in Ivory Coast.

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instanceOf French film
docufiction film
film
associatedMovement French New Wave-adjacent cinema
French ethnographic cinema
countryOfOrigin France
director Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
directorNationality French
directorStyle cinéma vérité
exploresTheme colonialism
interracial relationships
postcolonial society
youth culture
featuresImprovisation true
filmingLocation Ivory Coast NERFINISHED
genre docufiction
drama film
ethnographic film
hasBlackAndWhiteCinematography true
hasCriticalReputation important work in ethnographic film
noted for innovative blending of fiction and documentary
hasEthnographicApproach true
hasRuntimeApproximate 90 minutes
mainSubject high school students
race relations
social dynamics
narrativeForm hybrid of fiction and documentary
originalLanguage French
partOfFilmographyOf Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
portrays African students
European students
intercultural encounters
productionType low-budget film
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseYear 1961
screenedAt film festivals
settingLocation Abidjan NERFINISHED
Ivory Coast NERFINISHED
timePeriodDepicted early 1960s
late 1950s
usesNonProfessionalActors true

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Jean Rouch notableWork La Pyramide humaine