The Despair of the Monkeys

The first films of Patagonia - where I grew up - show a territory that no longer exists, as the araucarias, millenary trees from the Patagonian forests, were in part replaced by more productive pines. Near my new home, in Belgium, I find araucarias that adorn front gardens. We hear some girls playing in the car, pointing out araucarias on the road. How did these plants become a petty-bourgeois fashion in northern Europe? I confront these archives with contemporary technoscientific images, used by a lab to explore plant modifications. What can these modes of representation tell us about our time? Watch The Despair of the Monkeys in HD free online now on SFlix with multiple servers and instant playback. Enjoy high-quality streaming of The Despair of the Monkeys and share your thoughts in the comments below!