Marguerite Duras in the Lions' Den Poster

Marguerite Duras in the Lions' Den

70.00% | February 25, 1966 | Documentary

Duras, ever the challenging interviewer, forensically questions a Parisian zookeeper regarding the happiness of the animals in his charge. Intercut with her questions is stark black-and-white footage of the animals themselves behind bars, as they pace the length of their small concrete enclosures. Duras is very much on the side of the big cats. “Are you ever careless?” she asks the zookeeper. When he replies in the negative, Duras says smilingly: “In your position I’d be tempted to be careless”.

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Daisy de Galard
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Michel Colombier
Music
Paul Seban
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