Movies: Folklore

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Documentary about the concerts of the Russian Osipov ensemble of folk instruments in Czechoslovakia...

Documentary about the ethnographic festivities in Strážnice in the summer of 1949....

A big day in the Scottish Borders is captured with astonishing clarity in this remarkable film commissioned by the local cinema....

Documentary about the ancient rites still practiced in rural Latvia....

Hidden deep in the remote Norwegian woods, a solitary woman lives in a small cabin, unaware that a mythical creature from her mother’s childhood tales is about to come to life....

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A young student sets out to investigate a long-forgotten crime in the quiet, small Portuguese town of Dornelas, Amares. But as night falls, his search leads him to a witch and to the horrors that have been waiting for him....

Folk carols from Wallachia played by Beskydy music... In 1992, to make the Christmas atmosphere more pleasant, Ostrava's creators prepared a musical programme in which a number of well-known carols will be performed by the Rožnov gajdoš, the Beskydsk...

This documentary takes a look at gargoyles, the stone or cement creatures that adorn the lofty tops of buildings. Thought by some to contain the trapped souls of the condemned and believed by others to ward off evil, these adornments are sources of c...

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In a room with two doors, one wooden and the other glass, Rosa realises that roses die when she touches them and confronts Grandma Rosa....

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A documentary filmed in the mountainous region of Agrafa, Eurytania, in Greece....

National folk dances performed by "Tanec" folk dancers) from Skopje....

AWAKE is a short experimental documentary about a liminal moment in the calendar - midwinter - observed by the inhabitants of a small rural village in England. A time outside time, magic is everywhere and anything is possible. Bearing witness to this...

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Living in forests untouched by man, these gracious and mysterious fairies use their magical powers to send blessings upon Earth. Do not take their kindness for granted. Especially on the night when the sky opens....

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The film is inspired by the life of the Goral population in the Orava region, a life connected with the beautiful but harsh nature, rich in emotional expressions of folk culture. Against this backdrop unfolds the story of a young musician's unfulfill...