The Human Pyramid (1961)
La Pyramide humaine
Jean Rouch gives a group of black and white teenagers a "what if" question: what if they socialised with each other? The teenagers then improvise their own characters and situations.
- Date of release
- 1961-04-18
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (17)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama
- Director
- Jean Rouch
Casting
- Nadine Ballot — Herself
- Denise — Herself
- Elola — Himself
- Jean-Claude — Himself
- Nathalie — Herself
- Raymond — Himself
- Alain Tusques — Himself
Interesting facts
The Human Pyramid is a 1961 Ivorian docufiction film directed by Jean Rouch. He cast black African and white French students to improvise interactions with each other at an integrated high school in Abidjan.
Production
La Pyramide humaine was made on 16 mm Eastmancolor film in a 1.37:1 aspect ratio. The production of La pyramide humaine, between summer 1959 and spring 1960, coincided with the climax of independence movements across French-speaking Africa; 15 African colonies claimed independence from France between September 1958 and October 1960.
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