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IDFA 1991

Si j'avais quatre dromadaires

If I Had Four Dromadaries
Chris Marker
France
1966
52 min
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An amateur photographer and two of his friends are looking at pictures that were made all over the world: the USSR, Greece, Cuba. They discuss what they see: images of streets, faces, landscapes, and animals. Si j'avais quatre dromadaires can be looked upon as an album with photographs. The title refers to a poem by Apollinaire:
"Avec ses quatre dromadaires
Don Pedro d'Alfaroubeira
Courut le monde et I'admira
II fit ce que je voudrais faire
Si j'avais quatre dromadaires.

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