The Mad Masters backdrop

The Mad Masters 1955 Directed by Jean Rouch Les Maîtres fous

The subject of the film was the Hauka movement. The Hauka movement consisted of mimicry and dancing to become possessed by French Colonial administrators. The participants performed the same elaborate military ceremonies of their colonial occupiers, but in more of a trance than true recreation.

Country France
Production Countries France , Ghana
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Les Films de la Pléiade
Release Date 24 August 1955
28 mins
Cast
Jean Rouch Narrator
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Director
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