Arman

Filmed in the 1970s with the art critic Otto Hahn, this film is the only visual document which brings together the thirteen Nouveaux Réalistes who participated in the artistic movement created by critic Pierre Restany in 1960 and including the text of the declaration collective was signed by Yves Klein in nine copies. Each of the artists appropriates a piece of land from the civilization of waste: from Arman the accumulations, from César the compressions of scrap metal, from Jean Tinguely the rusty machines, from Raymond Hains the torn posters.

Raja, a simple village shepherd, unknowingly meets Princess Laila and treats her like any ordinary girl. Offended by his indifference, Laila initially dislikes him. But her heart changes when she hears the magical tune of his flute. Their bond deepens, but the King, furious at the blooming romance, has Raja captured and tortured. In witnessing his pain, Laila realizes her love for him is real. Now, their love faces the ultimate test—can it survive the divide between royalty and a shepherd’s world?