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.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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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