Synopsis
A pretty dancer is about to go on stage, dressed for a sacred feast from another time in a distant land. She gracefully does the steps of the sacred dances handed down through centuries and across borders, from their birth long ago in Shiva's temples in southern India.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Princes Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Princes Films
Full credits (4)
- Screenwriter : Marie-Helene Rudel
- Director of photography : Claude Garnier
- Editor : Katya Chelli
- Sound Recordist : Raphaël Sohier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 12 min 46 seconds
- Visa number : 91.204
- Visa issue date : 14/02/1997
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
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