Mana - the power of things
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mana - the power of things |
| Original title | Mana - Beyond belief |
| Country of production | Germany , United States , France |
| original language | 16 languages , English subtitles |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 0 JMK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Peter Friedman , Roger Manley |
| script | Peter Friedman, Roger Manley |
| production | Peter Friedman, Roger Manley |
| camera |
Jacques Besse , Van Theodore Carlson , Eric Guichard |
| cut | Laurent Pineau |
Mana - The power of things (original title: Mana - Beyond belief ) is a documentary by Peter Friedman and Roger Manley from the year 2004 .
action
The film begins with an introduction to the term mana and its occurrence in everyday life. The whole film is designed as a journey that begins with the Maori in New Zealand .
After visiting a medicine man of the Navajo - Indians in Arizona takes over foggy mountain top in Burma . There, the believers, gathered around a golden boulder, greet the full moon.
As the film progresses, the documentary filmmakers meet Japanese businesspeople celebrating an ancient cherry tree that is just in bloom, and an American Congressman who talks about magic-like energy transfer processes in connection with the US national flag .
A mass event is the voodoo ceremony in West Africa with which the return of the spirits of the dead is welcomed. At the end of the day, lowered cars drive through the New Mexico night because their owners think they can get power from these cars.
Reviews
"The many attractively filmed rituals do not form an overall picture, which is also not possible with the general comment or the term mana, which is supposed to denote 'the power of things'."
“The directors Peter Friedman and Roger Manley collected impressive images from every continent and created an episodic film essay with sparse comments. Much is quite interesting, but does not necessarily justify a visit to the cinema. "
Web links
- Mana - The power of things in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mana - The Power of Things at filmportal.de (with photo gallery and trailer)
- www.manafilm.de - Official German website
- www.mana-the-movie.com - Official English website
Remarks
- ↑ release document for Mana - The power of things . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2007 (PDF; test number: 109 082 K).
- ↑ Age rating for Mana - The Power of Things . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Mana - The Power of Things. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Mana - The Power of Things at prisma.de