L'héritage de la chouette Démocratie ou La cité des songes (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 27 min | Documentary, History

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L'héritage de la chouette

Démocratie ou La cité des songes (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 27 min | Documentary, History

The City of Dreams examines what was meant by Democracy in ancient Greek cities such as Athens, what were it's limitations, and how it relates to what we mean by the word today. Some, such as Elia Kazan, do not think it amounted to much.

Director

Chris Marker

Writers

Jean-Claude Carrière (idea) | Chris Marker

Producers

Thierry Garrel | Chris Marker

Cinematographers

Peter Arnold | Peter Chappell | Arnaud Duboisberanger (as Arnaud du Boisberranger) | Pierre Dupouey & 4 more

Editors

Khadicha Bariha | Nedjma Scialom

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Updated Feb 16, 1990

Release date

Feb 16, 1990 (France)

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61 cast members

Name	Known for
André Dussollier Récitant / Narrator (voice) Récitant / Narrator (voice) See fewer	A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Daniel Andler Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Kostas Axelos Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Catherine Belkhodja Actress Actress See fewer	La chanson du mal aimé (1982)
Linos Benakis Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Richard Bennett Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Christiane Bron Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
George Bush Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	41 (II) (2012)
Cornelius Castoriadis Actor Actor See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Sophie Chauveau Actress Actress See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Dimitri Delis Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Patrick Descamps Self Self See fewer	One (2002)
Marcel Detienne Self Self See fewer	Ulysse clandestin ou les dérives identitaires (2012)
Michael Dukakis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cheers (1982)
Françoise Frontisi-Ducroux Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Kostas Georgousopoulos Self Self See fewer	Eternity and a Day (1998)
Mark Griffith Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
David Halperin Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Mina Himona Actress (as Mina Hemona) Actress (as Mina Hemona) See fewer	The Noose (1987)
Angélique Ionatos Self Self See fewer	Selon Rachel (2005)
Viatcheslav Ivanov Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Michel Jobert Self Self See fewer	À bout portant (1968)
Lee Kaminski Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Lika Kavzharadze Actress (as Lika Kavjaradze) Actress (as Lika Kavjaradze) See fewer	Rotsa akvavda nushi (1972)
Elia Kazan Actor Actor See fewer	On the Waterfront (1954)
Nancy Laughlin Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
François Lissarrague Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Baltasar Lopes Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Otar Lordkipanidzé Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Merab Mamardachvili Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Fouli Manelopoulos Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Guivi Margvelachvili Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Roberto Matta Self Self See fewer	The Battle of Chile: Part I (1975)
Melina Mercouri Self Self See fewer	Never on Sunday (1960)
Spiros Mercouris Self Self See fewer	Oi poiites tragoudoun stin Ellada (1990)
Alexis Minotis Self (as Alex Minotis) Self (as Alex Minotis) See fewer	The Chase (1946)
François Mitterrand Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Echtzeit (1983)
Oswyn Murray Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Michael Nagler Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Yukio Ninagawa Actor Actor See fewer	The Blue Light (2003)
Tatiana Papamashou Actress Actress See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
George Papandreou Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Amy Phillips Actress Actress See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Marios Ploritis Self Self See fewer	To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
Thomas Rosenmayer Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Mihalis Sakellariou Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Renate Schleisser Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Alain Schnapp Self Self See fewer	Vive l'histoire! (1981)
Michel Serres Self Self See fewer	L'enfant hors-taxes (1997)
Giulia Sissa Self Self See fewer	Original Sin: Sex (2016)
Manuela Smith Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Deborah Steiner Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
George Steiner Actor Actor See fewer	Nauwgezet en wanhopig (1989)
Nikos Svoronos Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Leonid Tchelidzé Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Evi Touloupa Actor Actor See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Vassilis Vassilikos Self (as Vasilis Vasilikos) Self (as Vasilis Vasilikos) See fewer	Z (1969)
Jean-Pierre Vernant Self Self See fewer	La Web-télé Canal-U (2001)
John Winkler Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)
Iannis Xenakis Actor Actor See fewer	Witchboard (1986)
Atsuhiko Yoshida Self Self See fewer	L'héritage de la chouette (1990)