La noire de ...
Ousmane Sembène / SN, 1966 / 59 min.
A young Senegalese woman moves from Dakar to Antibes to work for a French couple. Once there, her dreams are shattered. Ousmane Sembène’s debut, featuring a newly composed score that will be performed live.
La noire de... (Black Girl) was inspired by a short story from Sembène's collection 'Voltaique' that was first published in 1962, which – in turn – was based on a real life incident. Mbissine Thérèse Diop plays Diouana, a young Senegalese woman who moves from Dakar, Senegal to Antibes, France to work for a French couple. There Diouana hopes to continue her previous occupation as a babysitter, anticipating a new, cosmopolitan lifestyle.
Live music
With the permission of Ousmane Sebène's son, Eye will screen the film on this date with a newly composed score that will be performed live by the Israeli clarinetist and composer Ziv Taubenfeld and the Senegalese percussionist Dudù Kouate.
This performance was made possible with the support of Fonds Podiumkunsten
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Details
Director
Ousmane Sembène
Production year
1966
Country
SN
Original title
La noire de ...
Length
59 min.
Language
French
Subtitles
NONE
Part of
Eye Meets Marmoucha
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