Choqela: Only Interpretation (1987)
Overview
This provocative and profound film documents the Choqela ceremony, an agricultural ritual and song of the Aymara Indians of Peru. By offering several different translations of the proceedings, the film acknowledges the problems of interpretation as an inherent dilemma of anthropology.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.528 |
Directed By
John Cohen
Crew
Rufus Cohen
Richard Rogers
Yolanda Lopez
John Cohen
John Cohen
John Cohen
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