The Eye Above the Well [Het oog boven de put]

Release Year
1988
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Documentary
Directed By
Johan van der Keuken
The Eye Above the Well

A poetic depiction of life and ritual in the south Indian state of Kerala. We see how knowledge is passed down from generation to generation: within the family, through the village economy, and especially from teachers to students. Performance footage shows how song, dance, martial arts, and religion constitute the building blocks of a culture.

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