ALAIN DANIELOU – THE WAY TO THE LABYRINTH

ALAIN DANIELOU - IL LABIRINTO DI UNA VITA

KAMA PRODUCTIONS - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline / PROD

Documentary - Completed 2017


Festivals
& Awards

Giornate degli Autori 2018
West side Mountains doc fest 2018
Grand Prix
Art House Asia Film Festival 2019
Best Feature Doc Film
    • Year of production
    • 2017
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • ITALY, SWITZERLAND
    • Languages
    • ITALIAN, ENGLISH, FRENCH
    • Duration
    • 78 mn
    • Synopsis
    • The extraordinary life of the man who brought India to the West. An adventurous musical journey starting from Brittany, passing through India (Shantiniketan, Varanasi, Khajuraho, Bhubaneshwar, Chennai, Pondicherry), Berlin, Venice and Rome, following the story of the French-born Alain Daniélou, indologist and musicologist who mainly lived In India between the 30’s and the 60’s. Since 1950 Daniélou is the curator of the first world classical music collection for UNESCO. In 1963, come back in Europe, he founds and directs the Berlin International Institute for Comparative Studies and Documentation, continuing the recordings for the UNESCO collection. Indian Music, Dance, Religion, Tradition vs Modernity, Sculpture and Philosophy are explored in this documentary through the eyes and the autobiography of Daniélou himself “The way to the Labyrinth”.