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Director:
Claire Denis
Writers:
Claire Denis (writer)
Jean-Pol Fargeau (writer)
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Release Date:
May 1989 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Plot:
A young French woman returns to the vast silence of West Africa to contemplate her childhood days in a colonial outpost in Cameroon... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(20 articles)
In Limbo at Cinema City
 (From The Moving Arts Journal. 20 June 2011, 3:44 PM, PDT)
Blu-Ray Review: Claire Denis’ ‘White Material’ Creates Nightmarish Imagery
 (From HollywoodChicago.com. 26 April 2011, 12:39 PM, PDT)
"A Screaming Man," DVDs, More
 (From MUBI. 18 April 2011, 8:32 AM, PDT)
User Reviews:
a thoughtful and interesting movie See more (27 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)

Isaach De Bankolé ... Protée

Giulia Boschi ... Aimée Dalens

François Cluzet ... Marc Dalens
Jean-Claude Adelin ... Luc
Laurent Arnal ... Machinard
Jean Bediebe ... Prosper
Jean-Quentin Châtelain ... Courbassol

Emmanuelle Chaulet ... Mireille Machinard
Kenneth Cranham ... Boothby
Jacques Denis ... Joseph Delpich
Cécile Ducasse ... France enfant / France, as a girl
Clementine Essono ... Marie-Jeanne
Didier Flamand ... Capt. Védrine
Essindi Mindja ... Blaise
Donatus Ngala
Edwige Nto Ngon a Zock
Philemon Blake Ondoua
Mireille Perrier ... France Dalens
Emmet Judson Williamson ... Mungo Park
Hervé Abah
Saïdou Abatcha
Alain Artur
Jean-Marc Bamdiran
Tadfor Kamajou
Saidou Karim
Agnes Ndoumbe
Ian Stapel
Hélène Vauquois
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Directed by
Claire Denis 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Claire Denis  writer
Jean-Pol Fargeau  writer

Produced by
Alain Belmondo .... producer
Gérard Crosnier .... producer
 
Original Music by
Abdullah Ibrahim 
 
Cinematography by
Robert Alazraki 
 
Film Editing by
Monica Coleman 
Claudine Merlin 
Sylvie Quester 
 
Production Design by
Thierry Flamand 
 
Costume Design by
Christian Gasc 
 
Makeup Department
Jean-Pierre Eychenne .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Victorien Alenga .... unit manager
Alain Artur .... unit manager
Denys Fleutot .... unit manager
Bruno Vignier .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bassek Ba Kobhio .... assistant director
Marie-Claude Beauchaud .... assistant director
Luc Goldenberg .... assistant director
Vincent Ndoumbe .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Christian Delhôme .... assistant decorator
Scott Kirby .... property master
Franck Proix .... assistant decorator
 
Sound Department
Daniel Couteau .... foley artist
Dominique Hennequin .... sound
André Hervée .... foley artist
Gérard Manneveau .... foley artist
Fred Mays .... post-synchronization
Brigitte Taillandier .... sound
Jean-Louis Ughetto .... sound
Jean-Christophe Winding .... sound editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Benoit Akpatsi .... grip
Jean-Claude Basselet .... electrician
Muriel Edelstein .... assistant camera
Paul Edimo .... electrician
Jules Foumou .... electrician
Agnès Godard .... camera operator
Yvon Sausseau .... grip
Bouba Wamvou .... grip
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marthe Ndome .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Olivier Fontenay .... color timer
 
Other crew
Serge Croisy .... groupman
Jeanne-Marie Liron .... production assistant
Emilienne Nke .... script supervisor
Eva Simonet .... press attache
Zoe Zurstrassen .... script supervisor
 

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Runtime:
105 min
Country:
France | West Germany | Cameroon
Language:
French | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M | Iceland:L | West Germany:0 (f) | Singapore:M18 | USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Cameroon
Company:
Caroline ProductionsSee more »

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Cinemania (2002)See more »

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16 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
a thoughtful and interesting movie, 2 March 2001
Author: Heart89 from Sebastopol, California

By way of a woman's remembrance we are asked to reflect upon themes - coming of age, colonialism, race, religion, the power of the elements - that are often presented in a heavy-handed and awkward manner.

This film is very understated and thoughtful. There is no one single message or moral here; these are complex themes and so there is often ambiguity.

I liked this film very much. I know this will seem trite, but, not many American Directors make small films like this - ones that deal with complex themes in a gentle and intelligent manner.

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