The So-Called Caryatids

The So-Called Caryatids

The So-Called Caryatids

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The So-Called Caryatids

1984

0h 12m

6.3(40 votes)

Documentary

TV Movie

Overview

Commissioned by French television, this is a short documentary on the neo-classical statues found throughout Paris, predominantly on the walls of buildings, holding up windows, roofs etc.

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1 member

Directing

Agnès Varda

Narrator

Agnès Varda

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