Les Maîtres Fous

Les Maîtres Fous : Jean Rouch : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

They wear pith helmets and the khaki uniforms in a burlesque of the Western authorities. After the ceremony, Rouch returns us to Accra, where we see the Hauka in their daily lives as laborers, low-ranking soldiers, or pickpockets. Rouch suggests that the ritual serves in part as a psychological release from the dehumanizing powers of colonization. More than in most ethnographic films, its visuals and its sounds focus, rather than dissipate, the viewers' attention…It forces the viewer to observe reality and then leads the viewer into a deeper understanding.

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Heider, Ethnographic Film "The editing, commentary, and structure already remove this film somewhat from the allegedly scientific stance that ethnographic documentaries are supposed to assume. It looks like you are accessing our site from outside the U. Please email or phone for ordering options. The Lion Hunters Jean Rouch's self-reflexive depiction of lion hunting among the Songhay people of Niger, and the social structure that underlies it. Newly restored! Join our email list! Register Login Cart. A film by Jean Rouch.

The Mad Masters

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