
Based on the play by Hélène Cixous, filmed in 2002, Tambours sur la Digue is a story written by Hélène Cixous based on an ancient Asian fable about who shall be saved during a flood and presented by live actors as puppets and puppeteers, evoking the theatrical traditions of Japanese Noh and bunraku.
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Cast
Nicolas Sotnikoff
Le Devin, He Tao, Le fleuve, Un garde
Renata Ramos Maza
Duan, La mère du Chancelier, La femme de l'architecte

Juliana Carneiro da Cunha
Le seigneur Kang, Madame Li

Duccio Bellugi-Vannuccini
Le Chancelier

Sava Lolov
Le Seigneur Hun, Wang Po, L'Architecte

Myriam Azencot
Le Grand Intendant, Le Moine
Serge Nicolaï
Tshumi
Serge Nicolaï
L'Architecte

Jacques Martial
L'Architecte (1ére partie)
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