Germaine Dieterlen

Germaine Dieterlen

Actor · Director

Paris, France, EU
May 15, 1903

Biography

Germaine Dieterlen was a French anthropologist. She was a student of Marcel Mauss, worked with noted French anthropologists Marcel Griaule (1898-1956) and Jean Rouch, wrote on a large range of ethnographic topics and made pioneering contributions to the study of myths, initiations, techniques (particularly "descriptive ethnography"), graphic systems, objects, classifications, ritual and social structure.

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Germaine Dieterlen 1

Representative Works

The Dreamed Films
The Dreamed Films
7.3
/ French
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
7.0
/ French
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle
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/ French
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
Sigui Synthesis: The Invention of Speech and Death
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/ French
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
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/ English
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
7.0
/ English
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
Hommage à Marcel Mauss. Germaine Dieterlen
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/ French
Germaine et ses copains
Germaine et ses copains
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/ French
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
Sigui 1972: The Loincloths of Yamé
10.0
/ English
The Burial of the Hogon
The Burial of the Hogon
8.0
/ English
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
10.0
/ French

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

The Dreamed Films
2010Nominee

Best Performance

The Dreamed Films

Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai
1979Nominee

Best Director

Funeral at Bongo: The Death of Old Anai

Germaine chez elle
1994Nominee

Best Performance

Germaine chez elle

Career Highlights

Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo
1967Highlight

Best Director

Sigui 1967: L'enclume de Yougo

Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani
1970Highlight

Best Director

Sigui 1970: The Clamours of Amani

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