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#5346: Nov. 4-Margaret Mead Film Festival-Museum Nat'l History : in NY City
From: Tequila Minsky <tminsky@ix.netcom.com>
Museum of Nat'l History, NYC, Central Park at 79th
New York--Nov. 4 5:30pm
The Revelations of Ms. Nerva! (Les Illuminations de Mme. Nerva!)
Charles Najman 1999. 78 min. Video (Haiti)
U.S. Premiere
Lush cinematography and long shots provide a portrait of Madame
Nerva, a Haitian mambo, or priestess of Vodou. Considered
an authority on the world of spiritis that aid and protect
the living. Madame Nerva offers for a fee, advice on how best to entreat
one's personal spirits, offering therapeutic treatments and performing
rituals that negotiate the balance between beneign and malevolent forces.
Discussion. Sat. Nov. 4 --5:30pm
hhtp://www.amnh.org
Distribution
The Revelations of Mrs. Nerva!
ADR Productions
Paris, France
tel. 33-01-43-14-3434
fax. 33-01-43-14-3430
Adr.Productions@wanadoo.fr