Movies and TvShows featuring "ceremonial-dance" theme.

A couple travels to Northern Europe to visit a rural hometown's fabled Swedish mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

Dreams is a collection of eight short stories that take the audience on a surreal journey through various dreamscapes. From encounters with mythical creatures to meditations on environmentalism and nuclear disaster, each story explores different aspects of the human experience.

The army's effort to capture Apache chief Geronimo, who is leading a band of warriors on a rampage of raiding and murder, is hampered by a feud between two officers--who are father and son.

During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or 'rawney'. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.

Never So Few is a drama movie set in Burma during World War II. It follows the story of a group of American soldiers who are members of the Office of Strategic Services. They face challenges and dangers as they fight against the Japanese occupation of Burma.

In Films Confiscated from a French Brothel, a series of silent films discovered in a secret French brothel take the audience on a mesmerizing journey filled with narcissism, lovesickness, demons, and insanity.

Set in Kenya during the Mau Mau Rebellion, 'Something of Value' tells the story of two childhood friends, Kimani and Peter, who find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. As tensions rise and violence escalates, their friendship is put to the ultimate test. With themes of colonialism, racism, and insurgency, the film explores the deep-rooted injustice and segregation that defined this historical period.

James A. FitzPatrick takes a tour of the Fiji Islands. The short depicts the different types of natives that inhabit the islands, and shows villages that have not been changed in architecture for centuries. There are ceremonial dances, and FitzPatrick politically-correctly describes the rule of the islands under the British government.

Produced and directed this documentary for BBC in the 1980’s, about David Gulpilil, acclaimed Australian Aboriginal actor, dancer and musician. The film shows how Gulpilil is always working to bridge the gap between the tribal Aboriginal and Western worlds. He divides his time between a traditional tribal lifestyle and his artistic work, which has included major film roles, collaboration with contemporary dance and music groups and teaching Aboriginal dance and culture. Bill and David travel to Hollywood where David was the most popular Australian in the world at that time, with FOUR films playing in America – WALKABOUT, STORM BOY, THE LAST WAVE and MAD DOG MORGAN. After relating to both the black and native American cultures and filming a quick scene for a big Hollywood picture, he pines to head back through the Outback to his beloved Arnhem Land. Edited by Simon Dibbs and shot by Ray Henman.