Mad Masters [1956]
In Research Room
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Original Title
Les maîtres fous
General Information
Published
France : Films de la Pléiade, 1956.
General Information
Physical Description
VHS (28 min.)
Contents Summary
The film presents the ceremony of a religious sect, the Hauka, which was widespread in West Africa from the 1920s to the 1950s. Hauka participants were usually rural migrants from Niger who came to cities such as Accra in Ghana (then Gold Coast), where they found work as laborers in the city's lumber yards, as stevedores at the docks, or in the mines. There were at least 30,000 practicing Hauka in Accra in 1954 when Jean Rouch was asked by a small group to film their annual ceremony During this ritual, which took place on a farm a few hours from the city, the Hauka entered trance and were possessed by various spirits associated with the Western colonial powers: the governorgeneral, the engineer, the doctor's wife, the wicked major, the corporal of the guard. Introduction by Bernard Surugue.
Subjects
Subject
France
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHS | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 1103a | - | Audio Visual | - |
Mad Masters [1956]
In Research Room
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
General Information
Original Title
Les maîtres fous
General Information
Published
France : Films de la Pléiade, 1956.
General Information
Physical Description
VHS (28 min.)
Contents Summary
The film presents the ceremony of a religious sect, the Hauka, which was widespread in West Africa from the 1920s to the 1950s. Hauka participants were usually rural migrants from Niger who came to cities such as Accra in Ghana (then Gold Coast), where they found work as laborers in the city's lumber yards, as stevedores at the docks, or in the mines. There were at least 30,000 practicing Hauka in Accra in 1954 when Jean Rouch was asked by a small group to film their annual ceremony During this ritual, which took place on a farm a few hours from the city, the Hauka entered trance and were possessed by various spirits associated with the Western colonial powers: the governorgeneral, the engineer, the doctor's wife, the wicked major, the corporal of the guard. Introduction by Bernard Surugue.
Subjects
Subject
France
Holdings
VHS
Item Type
VHS
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
Call Number
FL Record 1103a
Volume Info
-
Shelving Location
-
Public Note
-