THE MAD MASTERS
by Jean Rouch
synopsis
In one of the first mockumentaries ever created, director Jean Rouch takes his viewers to the city of Accra (West Africa) where he follows the Hauka movement and their religious and ritual proceedings which works as an effective way to challenge and resist the British colonialism of the period. The indigenous people's rituals includes strange and frantic dances, chanting, sacrifices and some mockery of the Europeans living there.
international title: | The Mad Masters |
original title: | Les maîtres fous |
country: | France |
year: | 1955 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jean Rouch |
film run: | 55' |
release date: | CH 08/1955, IT 1957, NL 07/12/1995, CZ 17/04/2004 |
cast: | Jean Rouch |
cinematography by: | Jean Rouch |
film editing: | Suzanne Baron |