A Balinese Trance Seance

Overview

Bringing offerings of rice, flowers, and woven coconut leaves, clients visit Jero in her household shrine to determine the cause of their son's death. Jero lights an incense brazier, sprinkles holy water, and recites mantras as preliminaries to trance. Several ancestors and finally the young son speak through her voice, revealing the nature of his premature death (witchcraft) and his wishes for cremation. In contrast to other films about Balinese trance which focus on spectacular, community performances, this film provides an intimate view of a fascinating process of communication between Jero, the spirits, and her clients who are at one point moved to tears. (der.org)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1981

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Indonesia

Director

Patsy Asch,Linda Conner,Timothy Asch

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

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