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Claude Lévi-Strauss

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Claude Lévi-Strauss

Born November 28, 1908 · Brussels, Belgium

Died October 30, 2009 · aged 100

Claude Lévi-Strauss (28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist, born in Belgium to French-Jewish parents living in Bruxelles, whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social Anthropology at the Collège de France between 1959 and 1982, was elected a member of the Académie française …

Known For

Mad MimesMad Mimes · 2012
Mad Mimes
★ 10.02012
MovieDocumentaryScience Fiction
An anthropological study of a cargo cult in a fictitious self-marginalized commune, which existed next to the Moscow Ring Road - a highway that marks the boundaries of the Russian capital - and survived mainly on roadside trash. Although the road provided for their basic needs, the existence of the commune was extremely precarious and highly dependent on the roadway's fluctuations. This dependency led them to develop a cargo cult of the road.
Somewhere, SomeoneSomewhere, Someone · 1972
Somewhere, Someone
★ 6.41972
MovieDrama
People in Paris struggle with loneliness and urban isolation. In the center is Raphaële, a successful architect navigating her fragile relationship with her lover Vincent, a journalist grappling with alcoholism.
Cattle Work in the Corral of a Farm in Southern Mato GrossoCattle Work in the Corral of a Farm in Southern Mato Grosso · 1935
Cattle Work in the Corral of a Farm in Southern Mato Grosso
1935
MovieDocumentary
A precious visual record of cattle ranching activity in the Mato Grosso hinterlands during the 1930s, seen through the eyes of a pioneering duo with an anthropological and ethnographic perspective.
Une approche de Claude Lévi-StraussUne approche de Claude Lévi-Strauss · 1974
Une approche de Claude Lévi-Strauss
1974
Movie
Shortly after his reception at the French Academy in 1973, Claude Lévi-Strauss confided, in an exceptional interview, to the director Jean-Claude Bringuier. An approach by Claude Lévi-Strauss is a rare film in that it composes both a portrait of the man – a secret if ever there was one – and a fertile exploration of his intellectual work.
Aldeia de NalikeAldeia de Nalike · 1936
Aldeia de Nalike
1936
MovieDocumentary
A Vida de uma Aldeia BororoA Vida de uma Aldeia Bororo · 1935
A Vida de uma Aldeia Bororo
1935
MovieDocumentary
Aspects of the life of the Bororo Indians of the Kejara village. Fire-making, crafts, weaving, hunting, fishing and sunset in the village.
Cerimônias Fúnebres entre os Índios BororoCerimônias Fúnebres entre os Índios Bororo · 1935
Cerimônias Fúnebres entre os Índios Bororo
1935
MovieDocumentary
Various aspects of the customs of the Bororo indigenous people. Crafts, dance, games, village layout and funeral ceremonies.

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