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La fête des eaux à Vientiane (Motion picture)

Title
La fête des eaux à Vientiane (Motion picture)
Publication
1967.

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Additional Authors
  • Cognany, Michèle.
  • Lemoine, Jacques.
  • Musée de l'homme (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle)
Description
1 reel. 20 min. 727 ft. : sd. color.; 16 mm.
Summary
Documentary on the water festival celebrated annually in Vientiane, Laos. Centering around propitiation of the water god, the festivities include street processions, ritual offerings at Buddhist temples, dancing, and boat races in pirogues on the Mekong River.
Donor/Sponsor
Asia Dance Project, JDR 3rd Fund.
Subject
  • Dance > Laos
  • Dance festivals > Laos
Note
  • Produced by the Comité du Film Ethnographique, Musée de l'Homme, Paris, with the assistance of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Directors: Michèle Cognany and Jacques Lemoine. Filmed in Laos by Jean Pierre Baux. Commentary written by Jacques Lemoine and spoken in French by Jacques Roufflo.
Call Number
*MGZHB 8-1503
OCLC
NYPY777031306-F
Title
La fête des eaux à Vientiane (Motion picture)
Imprint
1967.
Local Subject
Motion pictures. La fête des eaux à Vientiane.
Local Subject
Ritual and ceremonial dancing -- Laos.
Added Author
Cognany, Michèle. Director
Lemoine, Jacques. Director
Musée de l'homme (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle)
Research Call Number
*MGZHB 8-1503
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