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Director:
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Ousmane Sembene (writer)
Release Date:
1966 (Senegal)
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A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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2 wins
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Cast
(in credits order) | 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) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ousmane Sembene | ... | The Teacher (uncredited) |
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| Ousmane Sembene | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Ousmane Sembene | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| André Zwoboda | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Christian Lacoste | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| André Gaudier | |||
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ibrahima Barro | .... | assistant camera | |
| Pathé Diop | .... | assistant camera | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Médiathèque des Trois Mondes (2007) (France) (all media)
- New Yorker Films (1969) (USA) (subtitled)
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"La noire de..." - France (original title)
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65 min
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This is believed to be the first feature film made by a black African in sub-Saharan Africa.See more »
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On the injustices one culture can do to another. The film is about an African woman who gets a job with a white family and agrees to follow them back to France, only to be disenheartened in the end. While, the production values were not great, the messages of this film are stronger than most major US motion pictures. The characters (especially the French) do seem to be a bit shallow, and don't have much depth to them. Yet, the theme of loneliness from displacement and cultural injustice ring powerfully loud in the end. An 8 out of 10.