Oss Oss Wee Oss (1953)

Oss Oss Wee Oss

1953 | Spojené království, USA | 12 minut

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Originální název: Oss Oss Wee Oss
Žánr: Dokumentární
Hrají: Charlie Chilton, Charlie Bate , další...

Padstow, a fishing village on the coast of Cornwall, celebrates May Day with an ancient custom: two osses (hobby-horses) dance through the town streets accompanied by drums and accordions. All Padstownians participate in the event, which has now become a tourist attraction drawing over tens of thousands of annual visitors. Folklorists Alan Lomax and Peter Kennedy and filmmaker George Pickow collected footage at the festival in 1951, producing a pioneering work in the use of sound, low-light photography, and conversational presentation of narrative. A favorite of Margaret Mead, who used it in her classes, the film circulated widely and continues to have influence today, especially in the neo-Pagan community.