Other Men ( Les autres hommes ) ( À la rencontre des autres hommes )

Other Men (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Les autres hommes
Alternate Title: À la rencontre des autres hommes
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Michel Viotte

Written By:
Michel Viotte

Actors:
Michel Viotte

Synopsis:

Since the discovery of the New World, the history of man has been profoundly marked by the expansionist mind-set of the West: it constantly imposed its economic, political and religious models on societies which, for the most part, failed to survive this contact. Drawing on exceptional documents that reflect our encounters with traditional civilizations, but also throwing open a window of receptivity on artworks produced by these vanished or dying societies, this documentary reviews a tortured history, allowing us to gauge how far we have come towards acknowledging these 'other men', whom we have called primitive for too long.

As the Quai de Branly Museum opens in Paris, this documentary goes back over the history of how the West has looked at people long-considered 'primitive'. A history in which cinema and photography have played a significant part, setting the final confrontations between the last traditional societies and the triumphant West. Drawing upon popular iconography, historical images and ethnographic films, this film questions how we portray other and how our perceptions have evolved.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 05 September, 2012.