The Eye Above the Well

(1988)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1988

Runtime: 94 мин

Country: Netherlands, Germany

Director: Johan van der Keuken

Plot

A poetic depiction of life and ritual in the south Indian state of Kerala. We see how knowledge is passed down from generation to generation: within the family, through the village economy, and especially from teachers to students. Performance footage shows how song, dance, martial arts, and religion constitute the building blocks of a culture.