Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
TARANTISM REVISITED
Synopsis
Following archival films, photos and sounds, the essayistic documentary traces tarantism, a Southern Italian possession dance. Framed by the letters of a ‘tarantata’, it interweaves images and voices from the past and the present to explore the history of tarantism, and it’s current revitalization.
Synopsis
Following archival films, photos and sounds, the essayistic documentary traces tarantism, a Southern Italian possession dance. Framed by the letters of a ‘tarantata’, it interweaves images and voices from the past and the present to explore the history of tarantism, and it’s current revitalization.