The Lévi-Strauss Century(2016)

The Lévi-Strauss Century is a documentary portrait of Claude Lévi-Strauss, the French anthropologist and philosopher who shaped twentieth-century thought. Born in 1908 and living to 2009, Lévi-Strauss revolutionized how we understand human culture and meaning through structuralism—a framework that influenced everything from linguistics to literary criticism. The film traces his intellectual journey from early fieldwork among indigenous peoples in Brazil to his emergence as one of Europe's most influential thinkers. Through archival footage and scholarly insight, it examines how his ideas about myth, kinship, and the hidden structures beneath human society continue to resonate. Essential viewing for anyone interested in anthropology, philosophy, or the intellectual currents that defined modern France.