Ethno-omnibus The Celestial Wives of Meadow Mari by Russian filmmaker Aleksei Fedorchenko, a witty and original wanderlust throughout the folklore peculiarities of the Meadow Mari people, a group considered to be last pagans in Europe, was one of the most interesting films of 2012. The variegated tapestry of odd customs, a weird ghost appearance (probably the most memorable and oddest of them all), rituals, superstitions and celebrations of the corporeality of womanhood in the eastern Volga region epitomized a motley collection of cultural fragments that is available from a rare and tiny population, not to mention Fedorchenko´s own visions and ambitions. The filmmaker´s fascination with ethnic minorities and obscure customs also fuels his latest outing, Angels of Revolutions.The title bears an expectation of politics, which is...
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