On Wed, 3 Apr 1996, lynda goldstein wrote: > There's a scene toward the end of Agnes Varda's _Vagabond_ in which Mona > wanders into a village full of mud and shrub-clad men chasing inhabitants, > soaking in mudbaths, and mauling passersby in mud-splattered glee. Just what is > going on here--some sort of village folk ritual of the mud season? It's a medieval celebration that still goes on at the end of the grape harvest in the region. The dregs of the wine-pressings are filling the bathtubs and the ritual supposedly honors the wine gods. You'll find the details and references in my _Creative Encounters with French Films_, Varda chapter (Mellen Press 1993). ! Prof. Emily Zants, U. of HI "... and the whole of Combray ... sprang ! ! [log in to unmask] into being, town and gardens alike, from ! ! FAX: (808) 237-8284 my cup of tea." Proust's Butterfly Effect! ! http://www2.hawaii.edu/~zants/zants.html ! ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]