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Films
found one film
shorter than 40 minutes
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Country
“France”
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Keywords
“Festivals Carnival”
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Directors
“Trentini, Michele”
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Year of production
“2009”
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Colour / Black and white
“Colour”
x
short films
1
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Region
Western Europe
1
Country
France
1
x
Keywords
Festivals / Carnival
1
x
Folklore
1
Directors
Trentini, Michele
1
x
Series
Carnival King of Europe
1
Country of production
Italy
1
Year of production
2009
1
x
Colour / Black and white
Film
The Bear Chase
2009
7
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
In the Catalan-speaking southern France, a proper “Bear Chase”, of the kind that was once popular throughout Europe, has been revived in a carnival context. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD 8 – STRAW MEN AND HUMAN SACRIFICE**. The climax of the masquerade, which marks a turning point in social time, is the staging of a human sacrifice by the burning of a ritual dummy. Films included in DVD 8: The trial, sentence and execution of Johnny Woodstock (14:30 minutes), The Passion and Death of the Carlisèp (19 minutes), The Short Happy Life of the Poklad (26:30 minutes), The Bear Chase (7 minutes), The Beautiful White Masks of Rèsije (15 minutes).
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore