The Flood Drummers ( Tambours sur la digue )

The Flood Drummers (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Tambours sur la digue
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
136 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.66:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Ariane Mnouchkine

Written By:
Hélène Cixous

Actors:
Nicolas Sotnikoff ..... Le Devin, He Tao, Le fleuve, Un garde
Renata Ramos Maza ..... Duan, La mère du Chancelier, La femme de l'architecte
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha ..... Le seigneur Kang, Madame Li
Duccio Vannuccini Bellugi ..... Le Chancelier
Sava Lolov ..... Le Seigneur Hun, Wang Po, L'Architecte (2ème partie)
Myriam Azencot ..... Le Grand Intendant, Le Moine
Serge Nicolai ..... Tshumi
Jacques Martial ..... L'Architecte (1ère partie)

Synopsis:

ARIANE MNOUCHKINE'S FILM Tambours sur la Digue is a cinematographic transposition of her production performed by the Théâtre du Soleil troupe at the Cartoucherie theatre complex. This transition from theatre to film creates an additional story within a story, especially since it is about a dramatic work itself performed using a juxtaposition of theatrical forms and different levels of meaning and perception.

The political and philosophical tale conjured up by Hélène Cixous takes place in a legendary, ancient China. The inhabitants are faced with a massive threat, a devastating flood that could wash away the city's protective dykes. From prince to beggar, the imminent disaster brings out in everyone a moment of truth where the nature and character of human beings is revealed, where, in the face of doom, a pell-mell of sacrifice, wisdom, courage and cowardice, selfless commitment to saving the community, megalomania and personal interests all jostle and collide.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 04 January, 2010.

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