Une histoire de la belladone et de la mandragore Série-Collection : Des plantes et des hommes : une histoire des médicaments
Christian Riberzani
1993 - 26 min - Betacam SP - Couleur - France
Mandragore, belladonna, henbiane (hyoscyamus) and thorn apple (datura).
Four plants with multiple facets, they are magical, hallucinatory, medical and poison plants, all the same time. This is not only because they all belong to the same botanical family, the nightshade family, but because their effects are the same and also the rites and beliefs attached to them.
As today their medical use is rather limited, this film concentrates chiefly on these myths and beliefs and also the cheats and deceptions which were the inevitable consequence of the important place these sacred plants in the different societies of that time.
Author-Director : Christian Riberzani
Author : Jean-Marie Pelt
Delegate Producer : GMT productions
Broadcasting Co-producer : La Sept ARTE
Contribution : Agence Jules Verne, Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, TSR (Télévision suisse romande), CNC, Procirep, Ministère des Affaires étrangères
Distribution
Distributor : GMT productions
TV Rights : ARTE France Distribution
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