Tarantism Revisited (2024)

Apulia, 1959: Women in white dresses dance ecstatically in a small chapel. They jump around, roll on the ground, some even climb the altar. They are said to have been bitten by a spider. Their dancing mania requires a ritual exorcism with music. Pictures like these inspired Italian anthropologists to travel to southern Italy. Equipped with tape recorders, film and photo cameras, they tracked down the phenomenon of tarantism.

• Year: 2024
• Genres: Documentary
• Countries: Germany, Switzerland
• Languages: English, German, Italian
• Runtime: 105 min