Carnaval Nouvelle-Orléans Documentary - 1965 - B/W
Director : François REICHENBACH
9 minutes
Visa # 21 158
Isan # 0000-0000-C12A-0000-O-0000-0000-2
Production : Les Films de la Pléiade
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SUMMARY
The ancestor of the carnival is the Feast of Fools. During the Middle Ages between Christmas and Epiphany, everything was turned topsy-turvy. The poor could mock the rich, the humble could deride the powerful. A “fool’s pope” was elected and one could disguised himself as a bull, a cow, a deer or other pagan divinities. In New Orleans, the carnival has preserved this sense of liberty. Suddenly, everything is permitted, even the most absurd extravagance. |
