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  1. Douceur du Village, La (1964 Film)

    aka: Quiet Village in Vietnam, A

    Director
    François Reichenbach
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Sociological study of life in a French village. Music by Michel Legrand.

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  2. Hogmanay

    aka: Hogmanay: Told by Jimmy Reid

    Director
    Edward McConnell
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 40 minutes), £12.99

    With its roots in religious festivals and ancient rituals to lure the sun back as it fell lower and lower in the winter sky, Hogmanay is a uniquely Scottish New Year festival known throughout the world....

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  3. Namekas: Music in Lake Chambri (1980 Film, Video)

    Director
    Les McLaren
    Producer
    Les McLaren
    Subject
    Anthropology; Music
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the people of three villages on an island in Lake Chambri, adjacent to the Sepik river. Featured are the men’s sacred paired flutes, flute ensembles, slit drums and voice masks, which all have...

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  4. Roi Africain et Sa Musique de Cour, Un (1996 Video)

    Director
    Jean Rouch; Gilbert Rouget
    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL). col. 30 min., 1996 sale: 220.00FF (+p&p) (video only) 1996 sale: 700.00FF (+p&p) (video, CDs and book)

    A video-based package, with film of songs and dances carried out by the wives of King Gbèfa (1948-1976) from the palace at Porto-Novo in Benin. The women sing long poems ‘a capella’ while resting on...

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  5. Silk and Strings: Taiwan (1994 Video)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Chinese silk-stringed zithers and folk dances, including a performance of a Peking Opera. Also shows village life, the Chinese type of Buddhist prayers, and temple architecture, painting and calligraphy.

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  6. Land of Smiles, The: Thailand (1994 Video)

    Director
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Producer
    Deben Bhattacharya
    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £29.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Thai folk songs, dances and a performance of the classical Ramakien dance drama. Also shows temple ceremonies and the monastic architecture, religious paintings as well as the Buddhist way of life in the...

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  7. Echoes from Tibet (198 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1995 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Set in the high snow ranges of the Western Himalayas, the film shows the life and culture of Tibetan and Ladakhi villages: social and religious customs, Buddhist religion and Tibetan script, agriculture; a...

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  8. Jesus and the Fisherman (198 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

    The Portuguese occupation of the Sri Lankan coast in the 16th century brought Catholicism to fishing villages. Examines the cross-cultural folklore which resulted, concentrating on the celebration of Easter,...

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  9. Cosmic Dance of Shiva, The (199 Video)

    Subject
    Anthropology; Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

    Shiva, the Hindu god of creation, is also the lord of dancers. The timeless quality of Indian art is shown here through Shiva’s dance, which emphasises the unity of all creative activities of man, whether...

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  10. Koyaanisqatsi (1983 Video)

    Director
    Godfrey Reggio
    Producer
    Godfrey Reggio
    Subject
    Anthropology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT of DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 90 min.

    A personal view of America, with a strongly environmental theme, set to music by Philip Glass. (The Hopi Indian title word means ‘unbalanced life’.)

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