The Carnivals of Life — An Introduction to the Festivals of the Yiche People
生的狂欢
Release date : 1986-08-16
Production country :
China
China
Production company :
Yunnan Provincial Academy of Social Sciences
Yunnan Provincial Academy of Social Sciences
Status : Released
Durasi : 40 Min.
Popularity : 0.001
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This early Chinese ethnographic film documents festivals of the Yiche people of the Hani ethnic group -- their folklore and cultural phenomena, such as reproductive worship dance; their collective socializing on festival nights and marriage customs; and the "haruzhe," which has both characteristics of blood sacrifice and prayer, a ritual to offering for a good harvest. The directorial debut of documentarian Hao Yuejun, the film uses the language of documentary but with a specifically ethnographic focus on history and customs, and is recognized as an important historical work in its own right for 'restarting' ethnographic filmmaking after the end of the Cultural Revolution; in fact, this particular method of had never been used in China before.
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