Les Maîtres fous

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Les Maîtres fous is a 1955 ethnographic documentary film by Jean Rouch that portrays the ritual practices of the Hauka movement in colonial Ghana.

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instanceOf ethnographic documentary film
short documentary film
archiveHeldAt CNRS audiovisual archives NERFINISHED
Cinémathèque française NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
depicts Hauka movement NERFINISHED
colonialism
possession rituals
ritual sacrifice of a dog
spirit possession
director Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
discussedIn postcolonial film studies
visual anthropology scholarship
editingBy Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Accra NERFINISHED
Gold Coast NERFINISHED
colonial Ghana
firstScreenedAt France GENERATED
genre documentary film
ethnographic film
hasControversy ethical issues in ethnographic representation
use of animal sacrifice on screen
hasTheme colonial power relations
mimicry of colonial authorities
possession and trance
ritual and modernity
movement cinéma vérité
ethnofiction tradition
narrator Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
notableFor controversial depiction of ritual violence
early example of cinéma vérité style
influence on visual anthropology
originalLanguage French
partOf Jean Rouch filmography NERFINISHED
portrays British colonial administration
Hauka spirits NERFINISHED
ritual imitation of European officers
producer Jean Rouch NERFINISHED
productionCompany Comité du film ethnographique NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1955
releaseYear 1955
runtimeMinutes 36
setInPeriod British colonial rule in Gold Coast
subject Nigerien migrant workers in Ghana
title Les Maîtres fous NERFINISHED
translatedTitle The Mad Masters NERFINISHED

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Jean Rouch notableWork Les Maîtres fous