The Flood Drummers
Based on the play by Hélène Cixous, filmed in 2002, Tambours sur la Digue is a story written by Hélène Cixous based on an ancient Asian fable about who shall be saved during a flood and presented by live actors as puppets and puppeteers, evoking the theatrical traditions of Japanese Noh and bunraku.
Top Billed Cast
Nicolas Sotnikoff
Le Devin, He Tao, Le fleuve, Un garde
Renata Ramos Maza
Duan, La mère du Chancelier, La femme de l'architecte
Juliana Carneiro da Cunha
Le seigneur Kang, Madame Li
Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini
Le Chancelier
Sava Lolov
Le Seigneur Hun, Wang Po, L'Architecte
Featured Crew
Hélène Cixous
Writer
Catherine Vilpoux
Editor
Guy-Claude François
Production Design
Guy-Claude François
Costume Design
Jean-Jacques Lemêtre
Music
Ariane Mnouchkine
Director
Ariane Mnouchkine
Screenplay