The Eye Above the Well

19881h 34min

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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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.

Released
September 13, 1988
Runtime
1h 34min
Director
Johan van der Keuken
Genre
Documentary
Language
Dutch
Production
Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON), Fonds voor de Nederlandse Film, WDR
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