Movie: The Flood Drummers

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Nicolas Sotnikoff
Nicolas Sotnikoff

Le Devin, He Tao, Le fleuve, Un garde

Renata Ramos Maza
Renata Ramos Maza

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

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha

Le seigneur Kang, Madame Li

Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini
Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini

Le Chancelier

Sava Lolov
Sava Lolov

Le Seigneur Hun, Wang Po, L'Architecte

Myriam Azencot
Myriam Azencot

Le Grand Intendant, Le Moine

Serge Nicolaï
Serge Nicolaï

Tshumi

Serge Nicolaï
Serge Nicolaï

L'Architecte

Jacques Martial
Jacques Martial

L'Architecte (1ére partie)

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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.

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    2003-02-13

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