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Examining the mark on modern life left by the innovations of ancient Greece, THE OWL’S LEGACY is a thirteen episode feast of ideas. Based on the model of the ancient banquet, THE OWL’S LEGACY brings together leading artists and intellectuals to drink wine and exchange ideas in four places: Paris, Tbilisi, Athens and Berkeley. Thirteen words of Greek origin that cover many aspects of the human experience are examined in order to find the ancient Greece that shape our thoughts, inspire our writers, influence our politics, and form our ideals of beauty.
Original Release
06/12/1989
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Andre Dussollier | Récitant / Narrator |
| Angélique Ionatos | Self |
| Giulia Sissa | Self |
| Elia Kazan | Self |
| Iannis Xenakis | Self |
| Michel Serres | Self |
| George Steiner | Self |
| Jean-Pierre Vernant | Self |
| Cornelius Castoriadis | Self |
| Dimitri Delis | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Symposium, or the Received Ideas | Friday, 09 February 1990 |
| 2 | Olympics, or the Imaginary Greece | Friday, 09 February 1990 |
| 3 | Democracy, or the City of Dreams | Friday, 16 February 1990 |
| 4 | Nostalgia, or the Impossible Return | Friday, 16 February 1990 |
| 5 | Amnesia, or the Sense of History | Friday, 23 February 1990 |
| 6 | Mathematics, or the Realm of Signs | Friday, 23 February 1990 |
| 7 | Logomachy, or the Roots of Words | Friday, 09 March 1990 |
| 8 | Music, or the Inner Space | Friday, 09 March 1990 |
| 9 | Cosmogony, or the Use of the World | Friday, 16 March 1990 |
| 10 | Mythology, or the Truth of Lies | Friday, 16 March 1990 |
| 11 | Misogyny, or Desire’s Traps | Friday, 23 March 1990 |
| 12 | Tragedy, or the Illusion of Death | Friday, 23 March 1990 |
| 13 | Philosophy, or the Owl’s Triumph | Friday, 23 March 1990 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Andre Dussollier | Récitant / Narrator |
| Angélique Ionatos | Self |
| Giulia Sissa | Self |
| Elia Kazan | Self |
| Iannis Xenakis | Self |
| Michel Serres | Self |
| George Steiner | Self |
| Jean-Pierre Vernant | Self |
| Cornelius Castoriadis | Self |
| Dimitri Delis | Self |
| Bob Peck | English Narrator |
| Oswyn Murray | Self |
| Michel Jobert | Self |
| Manuela Smith | Self |
| Linos Benakis | Self |
| Nikos Svoronos | Self |
| Richard Bennett | Self |
| Kostas Georgousopoulos | Self |
| John Winkler | Self |
| Christiane Bron | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Chris Marker | Producer |
| Thierry Garrel | Producer |
