Films - RAI FILM

RAI FILM

Film list

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Body Games – Capoeira and Ancestry 2014 87‘

Student Directed by Richard Pakleppa Matthias Röhrig Assunção Christine Dettmann .

The film follows master Cobra Mansa and his friends in the search for the African roots of the Brazilian martial art Capoeira. A powerful myth links Capoeira to a legendary Angolan game called Engolo

South America Southern Africa Dance / Theatre / Performance Music / Ethnomusicology Festivals / Carnival

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The Gilles of La Louvière and the Chinels of Fosses-la-Ville 2014 9‘

Directed by Michele Trentini .

In the Catholic, French-speaking part of Belgium, monumental, all-encompassing masquerades take place in the middle of Lent. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD 6 – RITUAL

Western Europe Folklore Festivals / Carnival

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The Silvesterchläuse of Hundwil 2014 12‘

Directed by Michele Trentini .

The old Julian New Year’s Eve on January 13th is still observed and celebrated in some Reformed communities in Outer Appenzell in Switzerland. This film is part of **Carnival King of Europe DVD

Western Europe Festivals / Carnival Folklore

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St. Anthony Bonfires in Mamoiada 2014 17‘

Directed by Michele Trentini .

St. Anthony’s Day marks the first annual outing of the celebrated Sardinian Mamuthones with their blackened shepherd’s outfit, carefully directed by their eternal antagonists, the Issohadores.

South-East Europe Festivals / Carnival Folklore

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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