Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart
Director Dr. Robert Lemelson
Countries United States, Indonesia
Duration 16 min
Synopsis
“Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart” takes an impressionistic look at the ngaben, the famed and elaborate Balinese funerary ritual, from the perspective of a mourning son. The film reveals the intimacy, sadness, and tenderness at the core of this practice and the feeling and force that underlie an exquisite cultural tradition.
“Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart” takes an impressionistic look at the ngaben, the famed and elaborate Balinese funerary ritual, from the perspective of a mourning son. The film reveals the intimacy, sadness, and tenderness at the core of this practice and the feeling and force that underlie an exquisite cultural tradition.