The Flood Drummers

Original title: Tambours sur la digue

Duration: 137 min

Release date: 2003-02-13

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Based on the play by Hélène Cixous, filmed in 2002, Tambours sur la Digue is a story written by Hélène Cixous based on an ancient Asian fable about who shall be saved during a flood and presented by live actors as puppets and puppeteers, evoking the theatrical traditions of Japanese Noh and bunraku.

Drama

Tambours sur la digue

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Nicolas Sotnikoff

Nicolas Sotnikoff

as Le Devin, He Tao, Le fleuve, Un garde

Renata Ramos Maza

Renata Ramos Maza

as Duan, La mère du Chancelier, La femme de l'architecte

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

as Le seigneur Kang, Madame Li

Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini

Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini

as Le Chancelier

as Le Seigneur Hun, Wang Po, L'Architecte

as Le Grand Intendant, Le Moine

as L'Architecte

Jacques Martial

Jacques Martial

as L'Architecte (1ére partie)

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Crew arrow_drop_down

Hélène Cixous

Catherine Vilpoux

Catherine Vilpoux

Guy-Claude François

Guy-Claude François

Production Design

Guy-Claude François

Guy-Claude François

Jean-Jacques Lemêtre

Jean-Jacques Lemêtre

Ariane Mnouchkine

Ariane Mnouchkine

Ariane Mnouchkine

Ariane Mnouchkine

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