Films found one film shorter than 40 minutes x Region "Western Europe" x Country "France" x Keywords "Folklore" x Series "Carnival King of Europe" x Country of production "Italy" x short films 1 x Region Western Europe 1 x Country France 1 x Keywords Festivals / Carnival 1 Folklore 1 x Directors Trentini, Michele 1 Series Carnival King of Europe 1 x Country of production Italy 1 x Year of production 2009 1 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