Wodaabe – Die Hirten der Sonne. Nomaden am Südrand der Sahara
May 28, 2009Herdsmen of the Sun
Call Number: VHS00901
by Werner Herzog; Claude Herviant; Interama (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: French, English and Peul with English subtitles
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Interama Video Classics, ©1992.
Notes: Originally released in 1988 (52 mins.);
Summary: Filming the Woodabe in the drought stricken Sahara, Herzog focuses on one tribal ritual. Once a year in what amounts to a beauty pageant, the young men dress up and parade in front of the women. Each woman must then chose and spend the next few nights with the man she finds most beautiful.
OCLC #: 29996287
Added: May 28, 2009
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
