Les Maîtres fous
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Les Maîtres fous is a 1955 ethnographic documentary film by Jean Rouch that portrays the ritual practices of the Hauka movement in colonial Ghana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Maîtres fous canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10305248 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Les Maîtres fous Context triple: [Jean Rouch, notableWork, Les Maîtres fous]
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Les Fâcheux
Les Fâcheux is a 1924 neoclassical ballet choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska, noted for its witty, stylized reinterpretation of Molière’s comedy within the Ballets Russes repertoire.
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B.
La Folie du Jour
La Folie du Jour was a celebrated Parisian music-hall revue in which Josephine Baker rose to fame with her groundbreaking, provocative performances during the 1920s.
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C.
L’Interdit
L’Interdit is a significant painting by French academic artist Jean-Paul Laurens, known for its dramatic historical subject matter and somber, realist style.
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D.
Le Doyen
Le Doyen is the historic Algerian football club MC Alger, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious teams.
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E.
Le Rapport de Brodeck
Le Rapport de Brodeck is a critically acclaimed novel by Philippe Claudel that follows a traumatized survivor in a remote village as he investigates a mysterious crime, exploring themes of guilt, memory, and collective responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Les Maîtres fous Target entity description: Les Maîtres fous is a 1955 ethnographic documentary film by Jean Rouch that portrays the ritual practices of the Hauka movement in colonial Ghana.
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A.
Les Fâcheux
Les Fâcheux is a 1924 neoclassical ballet choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska, noted for its witty, stylized reinterpretation of Molière’s comedy within the Ballets Russes repertoire.
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B.
La Folie du Jour
La Folie du Jour was a celebrated Parisian music-hall revue in which Josephine Baker rose to fame with her groundbreaking, provocative performances during the 1920s.
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C.
L’Interdit
L’Interdit is a significant painting by French academic artist Jean-Paul Laurens, known for its dramatic historical subject matter and somber, realist style.
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D.
Le Doyen
Le Doyen is the historic Algerian football club MC Alger, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious teams.
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E.
Le Rapport de Brodeck
Le Rapport de Brodeck is a critically acclaimed novel by Philippe Claudel that follows a traumatized survivor in a remote village as he investigates a mysterious crime, exploring themes of guilt, memory, and collective responsibility.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnographic documentary film
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short documentary film ⓘ |
| archiveHeldAt |
CNRS audiovisual archives
ⓘ
Cinémathèque française ⓘ
linked to:
Cinémathèque Française
|
| cinematographyBy | Jean Rouch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Hauka movement
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colonialism ⓘ possession rituals ⓘ ritual sacrifice of a dog ⓘ spirit possession ⓘ |
| director | Jean Rouch ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
postcolonial film studies
ⓘ
visual anthropology scholarship ⓘ |
| editingBy | Jean Rouch ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Accra
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Gold Coast ⓘ colonial Ghana ⓘ |
| firstScreenedAt | France ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary film
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ethnographic film ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
ethical issues in ethnographic representation
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use of animal sacrifice on screen ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
colonial power relations
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mimicry of colonial authorities ⓘ possession and trance ⓘ ritual and modernity ⓘ |
| movement |
cinéma vérité
ⓘ
ethnofiction tradition ⓘ |
| narrator | Jean Rouch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial depiction of ritual violence
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early example of cinéma vérité style ⓘ influence on visual anthropology ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jean Rouch filmography
ⓘ
linked to:
Jean Rouch
|
| portrays |
British colonial administration
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Hauka spirits ⓘ ritual imitation of European officers ⓘ |
| producer | Jean Rouch ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Comité du film ethnographique ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 36 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | British colonial rule in Gold Coast ⓘ |
| subject | Nigerien migrant workers in Ghana ⓘ |
| title | Les Maîtres fous ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Mad Masters ⓘ |
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Subject: Les Maîtres fous Description of subject: Les Maîtres fous is a 1955 ethnographic documentary film by Jean Rouch that portrays the ritual practices of the Hauka movement in colonial Ghana.
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