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Director:
Ousmane Sembene
Writer:
Ousmane Sembene (writer)
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Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
NewsDesk:
"Moolaadé," "Daisy Kenyon"
 (From IFC. 25 March 2008, 6:48 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
somewhat disturbing African portrait more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Mbissine Thérèse Diop ... Diouana
Anne-Marie Jelinek ... Madame (as Anne-Marie Jelinck)
Robert Fontaine ... Monsieur
Momar Nar Sene ... Diouana's Boyfriend
Ibrahima Boy ... Boy with Mask
Bernard Delbard ... Young Male Guest
Nicole Donati ... Young Female Guest
Raymond Lemeri ... Old Male Guest (as Raymond Lemery)
Suzanne Lemeri ... Old Female Guest (as Suzanne Lemery)
Philippe ... Couple's Oldest Son
Sophie ... Couple's Daughter
Damien ... Couple's Youngest Son
Toto Bissainthe ... Diouana (voice)
Robert Marcy ... Monsieur (voice)
Sophie Leclerc ... Madame (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Girl (Canada: English title) (USA)
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Runtime:
65 min
Country:
France | Senegal
Language:
French
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
Filmi Domirev more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This is believed to be the first feature film made by a black African in sub-Saharan Africa. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hype! (1996) more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
somewhat disturbing African portrait, 15 August 2001
Author: jondav from Seattle

The print I saw was a bit erratic and grainy, and included one jumpy sequence in color, whereas the rest was in black and white. This is the deceptively simple story of a woman from Senegal who joins a French family in France to be their nanny touches on many cultural, colonial, racial, and emotional issues, and if you look for easy answers, or answers at all, you'll be disappointed. There's a bit of French New Wave to the film, though it's really mostly African, featuring Senegalese music on the soundtrack. The only real flaw I see is that the story is told rather sketchily, with little in the way of clues as to the timing. Do the events take place over the course of a few days or weeks? The ending comes up so quickly that it feels a little forced, though not entirely unexpected.

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