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Films
7 Films
Region
“Western Europe”
x
Country of production
“Italy”
x
films with a digital version
1
short films
6
Region
Central Europe
1
South-East Europe
1
Western Europe
7
x
Country
Belgium
1
France
1
Italy
2
Switzerland
2
not set
1
Keywords
Education / Knowledge Transmission
1
Family / Kinship
1
Festivals / Carnival
5
Folklore
4
Herding
1
Migration
1
Music / Ethnomusicology
1
Rural
1
Social Change
1
Directors
Kezich, Giovanni
1
MacDougall, David
1
Schillaci, Rossella
1
Trentini, Michele
5
Series
Carnival King of Europe
5
not set
2
Country of production
Australia
1
Italy
7
x
Year of production
1993
1
2009
1
2011
2
2014
2
2016
1
Film list
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
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Folklore
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
Ghetto PSA
2016
15
‘
Special Interest
Directed by
Rossella Schillaci
.
Jacob arrived in Italy alone from French Guinea when he was 11 years old. Today he is 27, and hip hop music is his whole world: it is his way to express dreams, hopes and frustrations, and to not
Western Europe
Music / Ethnomusicology
Migration
Education / Knowledge Transmission
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
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
The Silvesters of Urnäsch
2011
13
‘
Directed by
Michele Trentini
.
A celebration of mountain wilderness is all too evident in the costumes of the Silvesters of Urnäsch in Outer Appenzell, particularly in their “Pretty/Ugly” version. This film is part of
Western Europe
Festivals / Carnival
Tempus de Baristas
1993
100
‘
Directed by
David MacDougall
.
This film depicts the characters, and social dilemmas of three generations of Sardinian mountain shepherds. Although born roughly 20 years apart, Franchiscu (62), his son Pietro (17) and their
Western Europe
Herding
Social Change
Family / Kinship
Rural