Le Rêve plus fort que la mort
Jean Rouch's return to Niger, to meet his African friends and the play "Perses" by Aeschylus provide him with the opportunity to relate his Dionysian vision of the world and Songhai mythology. Lam, the Fulani shepherd who is now deceased, once invented a dream: “to be stronger than death”. It is with this strong idea that the journey of this film begins in search of the wonderful stories of the Niger River.
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Le Rêve plus fort que la mort
- Overview
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 2002
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Le Rêve plus fort que la mort
Production Companies
Audiovisuel Multimedia International Production (AMIP)
Director
Jean Rouch
Description
Jean Rouch's return to Niger, to meet his African friends and the play "Perses" by Aeschylus provide him with the opportunity to relate his Dionysian vision of the world and Songhai mythology. Lam, the Fulani shepherd who is now deceased, once invented a dream: “to be stronger than death”. It is with this strong idea that the journey of this film begins in search of the wonderful stories of the Niger River.
