The Hakkas villages in China
Directed by Gerry Meaudre

26 MIN
BETA DIGITAL (16/9)

Original version available
with English or French commentary
 
documentary – lifestyle – surroundings – art – culture
– society – history – nature – work – everyday life

SYNOPSIS

Situated in the midst of tea plantations in Fujian, the raised fortified houses, some round, some square, comprise the traditional habitat of the Hakkas since the 17th century. Looking at the lives of these farmers, owners of original traditions that have developed over thousands of years, which are still in use today. Their houses can hold up to 400 people stemming from one family line. In all, their lives represent a unique social and architectural model whose continued existence is threatened.

CREDITS

Directed by : Gerry Meaudre
Script : Gerry Meaudre
Mister Kaleidoscope was written and acted by Marc-Henri Wajnberg
Camera : Michel Baudour
Image : Michèle Maquet
Sound : Jean-Jacques Quinet

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION

Wajnbrosse Productions
Video cassette available on request: Contact - us

PRODUCTION

ARTE France
Panic Productions
Wajnbrosse Productions

With the support of:
Centre National de la Cinématographie (CNC) ,
Ministère de la Communauté Française de Belgique et des Télédistributeurs Wallons

LINKS

Fujian : www.chinats.com/fujian/folk_customs/hakka_village/003.htm
http://www.hakkas.org/BIG5/pages/index.asp
http://www.fjta.com/english/investGuide/investGuideFrame.htm
Architecture Hakkas : www.asiawind.com/hakka/houses.htm
http://arch.hannam.ac.kr/~hpw/china/c-house1.htm
http://www.atlasmagazine.com/photo/laude6/shanxi1.html