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Initiation à la danse des possédés

A Short film by Jean Rouch

Produced by Musée de l'Homme

Production year : 1949

Synopsis

A Songhay woman from the archipelago of Tillaberi (Niger) is initiated in the ritual dances of possession.

Production and distribution

Executive Producer :

Musée de l'Homme

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Director of Photography :

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Documentary

Themes :

Ethnography

Original French-language productions :

Unspecified

Production year :

1949

Runtime :

22 min

Production formats :

16mm

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

1.37

Audio format :

Mono

Director

Jean Rouch

Jean Rouch, des mensonges plus vrais que la réalité (2004), Le Fantôme d'Henri Langlois (2004), Abracadabra (2003)