16 Aug Manoushe

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In the darkness of a rural night, a gypsy clan gathers to mourn their beloved patriarch’s in a ritual celebrated through music and dance. As the ritual unfolds, the patriarch’s aged widow reminisces, in a dream like flashback about the beginning of their adventurous romance. One of the scenes describes the lovers, chased by her raving mad father, into an enchanting forest inhabited by good gnomes and evil goblins. After much tribulation and danger – and with the help of good gnomes – the young lovers manage to escape and leave the forest. With a tapestry of memories Manoushe is a kaleidoscope packed with imaginary gleefully hijacked from sources like the brothers Grimm, medieval European forest legends, magical realism, carnival camp, peyote hallucinations and even voodoo. It’s a never ending “love” story wrapped in a Tolkien-esque landscape.