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Arrivé pour la première fois de sa vie en 1926 sur le site de Saqqara (Egypte), Jean-Philippe Lauer, architecte-archéologue, continue, soixante-dix ans après, d’arpenter, d’explorer, de scruter, de comprendre et d’analyser la pyramide du pharaon Djoser, première construction de pierre connue dans l’histoire de l’architecture mondiale, et premier tombeau pharaonique en forme de pyramide (vers 2700 av. J.-C.).
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Architect-archaeologist Jean-Philippe Lauer arrived at the Egyptian site of Saqqara for the first time in 1926. Some seventy years later, he continues to survey, explore, scrutinize, and analyze the pyramid of the pharaoh Djoser, the earliest known stone structure in the history of architecture and the first Pharaonic tomb in the form of a pyramid (circa 2700 BC). Rather than a stilted, traditional-style interview, the film is a warm and sensitive portrait of Jean-Philippe Lauer, who paints a lively picture of Egyptology. Filmed for the most part at the Saqqara site in Egypt, it includes many archive images.
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