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List Of Senegalese Films
A list by year of films produced in Senegal, many in the French language: External links Senegalese filmat the African Film Festival Senegalese filmat the Internet Movie Database {{Filmsbycountry Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ... * Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Senegal
The cinema of Senegal is a relatively small film industry which experienced its prime from the 1960s through to the early 1980s, but has since declined to less than five feature films produced in the last ten years. Cinematic history Early films: 1955–1969 The first Senegalese film, Paulin Vieyra's ''Afrique-sur-Seine'', was produced in 1955. Vieyra would follow up with further short films ''Afrique à Moscou'' (1957), ''Le Niger aujourd’hui'' (1958), ''Les présidents Senghor et Modibo Keita'', ''Avec les Africaines à Vienne'' and ''"Présence Africaine" à Rome'' (1959) and ''Indépendance du Cameroun, Togo, Congo, Madagascar'' (1960), a documentary covering the independence of these countries. However it was not until the independence of Senegal itself that the industry began to develop. Writer Ousmane Sembène became one of the country's leading directors during this period by turning many of his short stories into films. He was particularly concerned with social change, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaddu Beykat
''Kaddu Beykat'' ( Serer: "Voice of the Peasant"; also known as ''Lettre paysanne'' or ''Letter from My Village'') is a 1975 Senegalese film directed by Safi Faye. It was the first feature film made by a Black African woman to be commercially distributed and brought international recognition for its director.Ukadike, p.30Spaas, p.185 Centred on a romance, it chronicles the daily lives of people in a rural Senegalese village. Plot Ngor is a young man living in a Senegalese village who wishes to marry Coumba. Ongoing drought in the village has affected its crop of groundnuts and as a result, Ngor cannot afford the bride price for Columba. He goes to Senegal's capital city, Dakar, to try to earn more money and is exploited there. He returns to the villagers and shares his experiences of the city with the other men. The story, which shows the daily lives of the villagers, is told in the form of a letter to a friend from a villager, voiced by Faye.Russell, p. 59 Cast * Assane Faye as N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faat Kiné
''Faat Kiné'' is a 2000 Senegalese film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène, set in present-day Dakar, Senegal. It provides a critical look at modern, post-colonial Senegal and the place of women in that society. It gives a clear glimpse into life of the Senegalaise middle-class and presents present-day Dakar in all of its contradictions of poverty and wealth, tradition and modernity. Plot After two pregnancies out of wedlock, Faat Kiné has earned a place for herself as a successful gas station owner in patriarchal Senegalaise society, raising her two children alone and providing fully for their needs. After passing their baccalaureates, Faat Kiné's children, Djip and Aby, try to fix their mother up with Uncle Jean, a Christian businessman, who outwardly objects because Kiné is Muslim, but is actually pursuing her. Throughout the film, Kiné reminisces about her life. She was very close to getting her own baccalauréat when she was impregnated by one of her professor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little Girl Who Sold The Sun
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Moussa Touré
Moussa Touré (born 1958), is a Sénégalese filmmaker. He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed films ''Toubab Bi'', ''TGV'' and ''La Pirogue''. Apart from direction, he is also a technician, writer, producer and actor. Personal life Touré was born in 1958 in Dakar, Senegal. Career He started cinema career as technician. Then in 1987, he turned to direction with a short film and founded his own production firm called 'Les Films du Crocodile'. In 1991, Touré made his maiden feature film ''Toubab Bi''. The film received critical acclaim and awarded at several international film festivals including ' Un Certain Regard section' of Cannes Film Festival. After the success of first feature, he made his second film ''TGV'' in 1998 with the support by Makéna Diop. Later in 1999, the film won the Audience Award at the 9th Africa International Film Festival. In 1996, he made a supporting role in the film ''Les Caprices d'un rivière'' directed by Bernard Giraudeau. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Sène Absa
Moussa Sene Absa, Moussa Sène Absa, or Moussa Sène Absa (proper name: Moussa Sène) is a Senegalese film director, editor, producer, screenwriter, painter and songwriter.Africa Cultures ''Biography'' He was born in 1958 in Tableau Ferraille, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal, to a Serer family.French Television (TV5Monde): ''Les cinémas d'Afrique, l'encyclopédie du film africain'' Film Moussa Sène began his career as an actor, but eventually moved on to direct his own play ''La Légende de Ruba'', which he also wrote. Moussa was honored for his screenplay ''Les Enfants de Dieu'' (The Children of God) at the Francophone film festival in Fort-de-France. His first film ''Le Prix du mensonge'' (''The Price of Lies'') earned him the Tanit d'argent (Silver Tanit) at the Journées cinématographiques de Carthage ( Carthage Film Festival) in 1988 which propelled his career as a film maker. He went on to win several international awards in 1992 with his feature film ''Ça Twiste À Popon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tableau Ferraille
Tableau Ferraille is a 1997 Senegalese film written and directed by Moussa Sene Absa. Set in a seaside town near Dakar called ''Tableau Ferraille'', or "Scrap Heap," the film depicts the political career of ambitious Daam, played by Ismaël Lô, who strives to save his town from the chaos which embroils much of Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area .... References * Dembrow, Michael (October 1999)Tableau Ferraille ''Michael Dembrow's Page''. Retrieved on 2007-11-26. External links * 1997 films Senegalese comedy-drama films Films directed by Moussa Sene Absa Films by Serer directors Films set in Senegal 1997 comedy-drama films {{FESPACO Best Cinematography Prize, state=expanded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mossane
''Mossane'' is a 1996 Senegalese drama film directed by Safi Faye. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival The 49th Cannes Film Festival was held from 9 to 20 May 1996 in film, 1996. The Palme d'Or went to ''Secrets & Lies (film), Secrets & Lies'' by Mike Leigh. The festival opened with ''Ridicule (film), Ridicule'', directed by Patrice Leconte and cl .... Unlike some of Faye's earlier films which use a documentary style, ''Mossane'' is purely fictional. Plot Mossane (Magou Seck) is a beautiful 14-year-old girl from a rural Serer village, beloved by many including her own brother and Fara, a poor university student. Although she has long been promised in marriage to the wealthy Diogaye, Mossane defies her parents' wishes and falls in love with Fara. On her wedding day, she refuses to marry Diogaye and tragedy ensues. Cast * Abou Camara as Oncle Baak * Moussa Cissé * Mbaye Diagne * Alpha Diouf as Ngor * Alioune Konaré as Fara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Franc
''Le Franc'' is a 1994 Senegalese short comedy film, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. ''Le Franc'' is about Marigo, a penniless musician living in a shanty town, relentlessly harassed by his formidable landlady. This film uses the French government's 50% devaluation of the West African CFA franc The West African CFA franc ( French: ''franc CFA'' or simply ''franc'', ISO 4217 code: XOF; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the currency used by eight independent states in West Africa which make up the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA; ' ... in 1994, and the resulting hardships as the basis for a whimsical commentary on using the lottery for survival. ''Le Franc'' was originally intended as the first film of a trilogy under the title, ''Tales of Ordinary People''. However, Mambety’s untimely death in 1998 prevented the completion of the third film. Synopsis Marigo the musician dreams with his instrument – a congoma – confiscated by his landlady because he never pays t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guelwaar
''Guelwaar'' is a 1993 French-Senegalese drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembène. The name is borrowed from the Serer pre-colonial dynasty of Guelowar. The film won The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal at the 49th Venice International Film Festival. Plot A Catholic and a Muslim die the same day. Relatives of the Muslim went to claim his body for burial, but due to an administrative error they got the body of a Catholic Christian man whose family had to settle for an empty casket. The burial of a Christian man, a political activist and dissident, by a Muslim family sets off a conflagration of satire and comedy in a deeply religious community. The film, said to be based on a true story, is a biting drama about North-South power relations and socio-economic development, inter-religious communal tensions, African religion and African pride, with a nod to Thomas Sankara and pan-Africanism. In a scene in the film, the lead actor who plays Guelwaar, Abou Camar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyènes
''Hyenas'' (french: Hyènes) is a 1992 Senegalese film adaptation of Friedrich Dürrenmatt's Swiss-German satirical tragicomedy play '' The Visit'' (1956), directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty. The intimate story of love and revenge parallels a critique of neocolonialism and African consumerism. It was entered into the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. Plot ''Hyenas'' (Hyenas) tells the story of Linguere Ramatou, an aging, wealthy woman who revisits her home village of Colobane. Linguere offers a disturbing proposition to the people of Colobane and lavishes luxuries upon them to persuade them. This embittered woman, "as rich as the World Bank", will bestow upon Colobane a fortune in exchange for the murder of Dramaan Drameh, a local shopkeeper who abandoned her after a love affair and her illegitimate pregnancy when she was seventeen. Cast * Ami Diakhate as Linguère Ramatou * Djibril Diop Mambéty as Gaana * Mansour Diouf as Dramaan Drameh * Calgou Fall as the priest * Faly Gueye as Mme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp De Thiaroye
''Camp de Thiaroye'' (; also known as ''The Camp at Thiaroye'') is a 1988 Senegalese war-drama film written and directed by Ousmane Sembene and Thierno Faty Sow. The film entered the competition at the 45th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the Special Jury Prize. The film depicts the Thiaroye massacre, which happened in Thiaroye, Dakar, in 1944. The film is about the mutiny by and mass killing of French West African troops by French forces on the night of November 30 to December 1, 1944. West African conscripts were protesting poor conditions and revocation of pay at the Thiaroye camp. The film is a criticism and indictment of the French colonial system. The film documents the events leading up to the Thiaroye massacre, as well as the massacre itself. The film received positive reviews at the time it was released and continues to be heralded by scholars as an important historical documentation of the Thiaroye massacre. The film was banned in France for a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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