Tarantism Revisited

Overview

Apulia, 1959: Women in white dresses dance ecstatically in a small chapel. They jump around, roll on the ground, some even climb the altar. They are said to have been bitten by a spider. Their dancing mania requires a ritual exorcism with music. Pictures like these inspired Italian anthropologists to travel to southern Italy. Equipped with tape recorders, film and photo cameras, they tracked down the phenomenon of tarantism.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 29, 2024

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German, Italian

Production

EMB – Ethnographic Mediaspace Bern,Petit à Petit Cologne

Cast

Birgit Minichmayr

Director

Anja Dreschke,Michaela Schäuble

Writer

Anja Dreschke,Michaela Schäuble

Producer

Anja Dreschke,Michaela Schäuble

Cinematography

Anja Dreschke

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt35231570