| This documentary is an intimate portrait of Gilles Clˇment : philosopher and gardener, a man committed to reestablishing a dialogue as well as an equilibrium in our relationship with nature. The garden has been since the beginning of time an expression - both profane and sacred - of our view of nature and our way of relating to the world.
With the symetrical gardens of Versailles, Le N™tre and Mansart not only served to beautify the throne of Louis XIV but also represented the power of the king and his place at the center of society. The King was the Sun, man was in fact God around whom the universe revolved, and nature was merely an ornament that served to glorify his power.
The gardens of Gilles Clˇment differ radically from that of Le N™tre. They completely reinvented the traditional structure of the garden while offering us a new way of conceiving it : as a planetary garden. Vagabond plants migrate around the planet, the gardener follows their movements, and the garden becomes a welcoming place, a space for unexpected encounters, whose bounderies start to disappear.
Gilles Clˇment is an agronomist, gardener, landscapist, botanist and an entomologist. He directed the installation of numerous gardens including the Andrˇ-Citro‘n Park (done in collaboration), the garden of the Rayol estate, the gardens of the Valloire Abbey, of the Ch‰teau de Blois, and the gardens of the "Arche de la Dˇfense" in Paris. He is also the author of numerous essays and novels.
( Translation from the original French : Meryl Job)
With the participation of France 2, the Centre National de Cinématographie, the Procirep and the CNES | |
