Mara V (2019)

  • NR
  • 12/11/2019 (PF)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 21m

This film takes the form of an investigation into the life and work of the sculptor Vaiere Mara, born in 1936 in Rurutu, in the Austral Islands (French Polynesia) and died in Arue in 2005.

Overview

This film takes the form of an investigation into the life and work of the sculptor Vaiere Mara, born in 1936 in Rurutu, in the Austral Islands (French Polynesia) and died in Arue in 2005. Mara sculpted wood, coral and stone and his production was remarkable and noticed from the 1960s. Many local personalities placed orders with the man whom some considered the first contemporary Polynesian artist. The film traces the director's journey in search of Mara's works, scattered across islands and continents, and the personal story of this exceptional artist. Combining testimonies from those close to him, reconstructions of the founding moments of his career and documentation of the works found, this film appears as an investigation that is at once human, artistic and detective... which allows us to reconstruct the context of Vaiere Mara's creation.

Jonathan Bougard

Director, Writer

Jean-Luc Coudray

Writer

Jean Duday

Writer

Cast

Romus Nanaia's headshot

Romus Nanaia

Vaiere Mara
Andreas Dettloff's headshot

Andreas Dettloff

Patrick O'Reilly
Michel Mara's headshot

Michel Mara

Himself
Gilles Mara's headshot

Gilles Mara

Himself
Arauna Mara's headshot

Arauna Mara

Himself
Jeanne Mara's headshot

Jeanne Mara

Herself
Madeleine Mara's headshot

Madeleine Mara

Herself
Manouche Lehartel's headshot

Manouche Lehartel

Herself

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