24 August 1955 Factual 28 mins
The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial administrators. The participants performed the same elaborate military ceremonies of their colonial occupiers, but in more of a trance than true recreation.
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Jean Rouch as Narrator
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France 24 August 1955
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In a quiet Vermont village, a corpse creates unexpected chaos as several townspeople each believe they may be to blame.
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