The So-Called Caryatids

The So-Called Caryatids

198412 min6.4 / 10

A contemplative essay film that finds philosophical and aesthetic meaning in the overlooked female statues adorning Parisian architecture.

Commissioned by French television, this is a short documentary on the neo-classical statues found throughout Paris, predominantly on the walls of buildings, holding up windows, roofs etc.

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