[cuyagua-the-saint-with-two-faces--Film-list-image]

1987 / 56 minutes

Directed by
Paul Henley
Country of production
United Kingdom

The film centres on the predominantly female celebration of the feast of Saint John. The women sing the songs associated with the Feast, describe their beliefs and how they organise the feast. Preliminary scenes establish the themes that underlie the Feast a mixture of the sacred and the profane, eroticism and death, celebration and mourning.

Language and subtitles
English and Spanish with English Subtitles
Region
South America
Country
Venezuela
Keywords
Ritual Religion / Belief / Faith Festivals / Carnival