A few days ago I sat down to write a post about La Danse De L’Enchanteresse (The Dance of the Enchantress), a French-produced Mohiniattam documentary by the famed Adoor Gopalakrishnan and French Mohiniattam exponent Brigitte Chataignier. I was going to add it to my list of “Obscure Indian Films About Classical Dance” and whine and lament the fact that I would likely never be able to see it and forever be taunted by the trailer and select clips online. While searching for more information on the film I found, to my astonishment, that it has been posted online, full-length, with English subtitles, for free, and at a legitimate source. Really. The source is Culture Unplugged, a website/foundation that among other things hosts online, non-commercial film festivals that jive with its mission of connecting cultures and uniting humanity (and lots of other stuff). The video quality isn’t pristine, but beggars can’t be choosers can we! UPDATE: Culture Unplugged no longer offers the video for public viewing, but I have discovered that in 2018 Sahapedia uploaded the film in five parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.
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Film Thoughts: La Danse De L’Enchanteresse (France, 2007)
Monday, February 21, 2011
A few days ago I sat down to write a post about La Danse De L’Enchanteresse (The Dance of the Enchantress), a French-produced Mohiniattam documentary by the famed Adoor Gopalakrishnan and French Mohiniattam exponent Brigitte Chataignier. I was going to add it to my list of “Obscure Indian Films About Classical Dance” and whine and lament the fact that I would likely never be able to see it and forever be taunted by the trailer and select clips online. While searching for more information on the film I found, to my astonishment, that it has been posted online, full-length, with English subtitles, for free, and at a legitimate source. Really. The source is Culture Unplugged, a website/foundation that among other things hosts online, non-commercial film festivals that jive with its mission of connecting cultures and uniting humanity (and lots of other stuff). The video quality isn’t pristine, but beggars can’t be choosers can we! UPDATE: Culture Unplugged no longer offers the video for public viewing, but I have discovered that in 2018 Sahapedia uploaded the film in five parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.