1- La Chair et la Cire 2 - L'Anatomie morale du Dr Ruysch 3 - L'Obscur Fragonard
Marc Huraux
1996 - 70 min - Super 16 mm - Couleur - France
This series, about history of anatomy, deals with a very peculiar scientific object : the human body, as occidental science reconstructs it, reproduces it, remodelizes it and, by doing this, recreates it, between the Renaissance and the 19th century.
The first episode follows the path of the Abbé Zumbo of Syracuse, a sculptor in wax, author of small "theatres of corruption" then of the first "wax anatomies" for which he will receive a royal privilege from Louis XIV in 1700.
Author-Director : Marc Huraux
Author : Jacques Sauret, Stéphane Gambier
Photography : Richard Copans
Sound : Julien Cloquet
Editing : Hélène Ducret, Marc Huraux, Anne-Marie L'Hôte
Original Music : Giovanna Marini
Delegate Producer : Les Films d'ici
Co-producer : Celluloïd Dreams, GA & A (Italie)
Broadcasting Co-producer : La Sept ARTE, BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
Broadcasting Sale : TSR (Télévision suisse romande), YLE (Finlande)
Contribution : Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, Ministère des Affaires étrangères, Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie, Plan d'action 16/9 de l'Union européenne, Documentary Educational Resources, Eurimages, Image création.com, CNC, Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche