Carnival in Switzerland : a world turned upside down : festivities from four different towns / produced and directed, photographed and edited by Albert Gasser.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Gasser, Albert, director, producer.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Carnival--Switzerland.

Carnival.

Switzerland.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (54 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

1/2 in.

polychrome

Edition:

English version.

Other Title:

World turned upside down

Festivities from four different towns

Place of Publication:

[Switzerland] : [A. Gasser], [2000]

Language Note:

Spoken French or German with English voiceover or subtitles.

System Details:

VHS - NTSC.

analog

magnetic

VHS

NTSC

Summary:

Features four old-time Carnival celebrations from different towns in Switzerland: Carnival Sunday in Evolène with its huge masked figures swathed in burlap and straw who harass passers-by, Kriens with its male celebrants dressed in traditional female costume, Liestal with its firewagons and firebroom parade, and Luzern with its teams of costumed figures in a street parade.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

OCLC:

63646812