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The Dama of Ambara: To Enchant Death (1974)
Directed by Jean Rouch
Documentary · 1h 00m
Every five years, the mask society of the Dogons of Sanga, Mali, organizes a great Dama, a ceremony to end the period of mourning and drive away "the dangerous thing". The Dama shown here is for seven dignitaries, one of whom was called Ambara Dolo.
Crew
- Director
- Jean Rouch
- Writer
- Jean Rouch
Details
- Original title
- Le Dama d'Ambara: Enchanter La Mort
- Release date
- 1974-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 00m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- FR
- Spoken languages
- French
- Countries
- France