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Films
9 Films
shorter than 40 minutes
x
Region
“Central Europe”
x
short films
9
x
Region
Central Europe
9
x
South-East Europe
1
Western Europe
1
Country
Austria
6
Czech Republic
1
Poland
1
not set
1
Keywords
Elderly people
1
Festivals / Carnival
7
Folklore
7
Gender Role and Identity
1
Labour
1
Prison
1
Directors
Kezich, Giovanni
1
Moderbacher, Christine
1
Read, Rosie
1
Trentini, Michele
7
Series
Carnival King of Europe
7
Granada Center for Visual Anthropology Student Film
2
Country of production
Austria
1
Italy
7
United Kingdom
2
Year of production
2000
1
2010
1
2011
2
2014
1
2016
1
2017
3
Film list
Carnival King of Europe. Release 2.0
2011
38
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
Giovanni Kezich
.
Award-winning ethnographic caleidoscope featuring over 50 different masquerades of some 13 European countries. Thanks to some careful editing, the underlying structure of European winter masked
Western Europe
South-East Europe
Central Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Domov
2000
28
‘
Directed by
Rosie Read
.
This film looks at the meaning of ‘home’ in the Czech Republic through the eyes of two women – one an old woman trying to assert her right to return home from an old person’s residence, and the
Central Europe
Prison
Elderly people
The Great Epiphany of Wörth
2017
13
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
On the day of the Epiphany, a grand parade half-way between Christianity and paganism is staged, incorporating all the ancient characters of Alpine fables, the Twelve Days of Christmas, and the Three
Central Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Koza Szymborska. The Day of the Goat in Szymborze
2011
14
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
The Koza or Goat is animal that gives the masquerade its name throughout Eastern Europe, from Romania to Moldavia and the Ukraine, and all the way to northern Poland where we filmed it. This film
Central Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Men at Work
2010
32
‘
Directed by
Christine Moderbacher
.
"Men at Work" depicts the daily working life of one of the few remaining institutions in Austria that still employs only men. They are responsible for a 39 km stretch of Austria’s biggest
Central Europe
Gender Role and Identity
Labour
The Sacred Thresh
2016
18
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
After ploughing and sowing, there follows harvesting and threshing, with a very dignified threshing squad ritually touring the village inns. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD 4
Central Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
Sweeping Evil Away in Rauris
2017
9
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
The Schnabelperchten of Rauris in the Salzburger Alps are mysterious, spiteful figures who appear out of nowhere with their brooms, and go round every house to perform a simple and effective
Central Europe
Folklore
Festivals / Carnival
Visions of Shrove Thursday in Central Tyrol
2014
10
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
Due to the strict Jesuit prohibitions in olden days, the central Tyrol Fasnacht tends to ends on Shrove Thursday, a few days earlier than elsewhere. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe
Central Europe
Folklore
Festivals / Carnival
A Women’s Carnival in Tyrol
2017
9
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
Patsch is only place in the whole of Tyrol, where a company of women takes on the lead role of the Carnival parade. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD 5 PARADING THE VILLAGE**. On
Central Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore