Released:
2003-02-13

Overview:
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.

Director:
Ariane Mnouchkine

Runtime:
2h 17min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Nicolas Sotnikoff
  as
  Le Devin, He Tao, Le fleuve, Un garde
• 
  Renata Ramos Maza
  as
  Duan, La mère du Chancelier, La femme de l'architecte
• 
  Juliana Carneiro da Cunha
  as
  Le seigneur Kang, Madame Li
• 
  Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini
  as
  Le Chancelier
• 
  Sava Lolov
  as
  Le Seigneur Hun, Wang Po, L'Architecte