Johan van der Keuken 2002 / Bewogen koper / Netherlands 1993
Wind instruments set off from Europe on a victorious pilgrimage to all corners of the globe accompanied by representatives of the army, commerce and the church. They gradually conquered the most distant lands and captivated exotic nations. Based on a scientific study, the film uses musical instruments to capture the fusion of primitive and received cultures.
Wind instruments have set out on a triumphal pilgrimage from Europe, travelling all over the world together with armies, tradesmen and members of the Church. They gradually conquered the most distant lands and captivated exotic nations. They brought with them a single God whom the spirits of the forefathers were forced to recognise. With the end of colonialism, however, suppressed nations regained their freedom, but wind instruments had meanwhile grown together with their own cultures and had begun to conjure up indigenous rhythms and accompany local dances. Several generations later, the West adopted their inspiration for its own music in the form of jazz and world music. The film captures the bizarre fusion of primitive and received cultures based on the scientific studies of anthropologist Rob Boonzajer Flaes in Nepal, Surinam, on the Minhasa peninsula and in Ghana.
106 min / Black & white, 35 mm
Director Johan van der Keuken
/ Screenplay Johan van der Keuken, Rob Boonzajer Flaes
/ Dir. of Photography Johan van der Keuken
/ Editor Jan Dop, Johan van der Keuken
/ Producer Pieter van Huystee
/ Production Pieter van Huystee Productions
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