Dionysos (1984)

Directed by

Jean Rouch

Genre

comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American drama teacher writes a thesis on Dionysus and then tries to merge ancient Dionysian rites with an automobile factory. His goal is to produce the first car built in a state of joyful frenzy.

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What happens

Dionysos is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Jean Rouch, starring Jean Monod and Hélène Puiseux. It tells the story of an American drama teacher who after writing a thesis on Dionysus tries to combine Dionysian rites with the work at a car factory, in an attempt to create the world's first car built in joyous frenzy. The film competed at the 41st Venice International Film Festival. It was released in France on 3 December 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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