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Dionysos
FRANCE · 1984

Dionysos

Jean Rouch
ancient mythology in modern context labor and industrial work dionysian rituals experimental theatre counterculture philosophy
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Synopsis

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.

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