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Witch Doctor

Lerner, Murray, filmmaker, Ritter, Lloyd, filmmaker, Audio Brandon Films, film distributor, Janus Films, film distributor, Janus Collection (Harvard Film…

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8 min

Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 12859

Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 11625

Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 13374

Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 17816

Full screen (1.37:1), HFA Item no. 11860

Harvard Film Archive prints, HFA Item nos. 12859; 11625; 13374; 17816; 11860; from the Janus Films Collection

Running time 9 minutes on release, Audio Brandon catalogue, Cf. August 16th, 2016

Direction, production, Murray Lerner, Lloyd Ritter, Robert Young; choreography, photography and editing by Murray Lerner, Lloyd Ritter, Robert Young ; original stage choreography by Jean Léon Destiné

Jean Léon Destiné (witch doctor); Jeanne Ramon (possessed woman); Alphonse Cimber (drummer)

Choreography based on Haitian Voodoo dance rituals, with Jean Leon Destine dancing the title role. "An impassioned poem of movment that in its stark simplicity represents striking use of the cinema art." New York Times

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Lerner, Murray, filmmaker, Ritter, Lloyd, filmmaker, Audio Brandon Films, film distributor, Janus Films, film distributor, Janus Collection (Harvard Film Archive)
Language
English
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