19 August 1996 26 mins
An evocation of the origins of the world. A hymn to the beauty of the human form. A celebration of movement. A metaphor for life and death. Lodela draws its inspiration from the Bardo Thodol, with the film's title a corruption of "l'au-delà," a French term for the hereafter
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Canada 19 August 1996
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Inspired by the myths of the afterlife this allegorical dance piece illuminates the soul's quest by exploring movement and the human body in new and ...
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