1962

La Taranta

Gianfranco Mingozzi
Synopsis

Documentary on a religious practice in the Puglia region of Italy whereby women assert that they have been bitten by a tarantula and dance until they are exorcised of the poison.

Year1962
DirectorGianfranco Mingozzi
La Taranta

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Films with Similar Themes

tarantism · folk religion · female spirituality · italian regional culture · exorcism rituals