Le Cochon aux patates douces (1971)
- Original title
- Le cochon aux patates douces
- Directed by
- Barbet Schroeder
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In the highlands of Australian New Guinea, two tribes come together for a ceremonial pig sacrifice and feast that strengthens their social bonds. The film documents the preparation and shared consumption of the animals.
observationalethnographicslow-pacedceremonialcommunalmatter-of-factritualistic
What happens
Le Cochon aux patates douces est un documentaire français réalisé par Barbet Schroeder sorti en 1971. Dans la région du grand sud de la Nouvelle-Guinée australienne, les liens de deux tribus sont cimentés par le sacrifice et la consommation en commun d'un grand nombre de cochons sacrifiés pour l'occasion. Un court film documentaire tourné pendant le tournage de La Vallée. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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